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Anything else imprisons the mind in dogmas which only work so long as that mind does not travel beyond the narrow confines within which the dogmas work.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgAnything else imprisons the mind in dogmas which only work so long as that mind does not travel beyond the narrow confines within which the dogmas work.
Laski argues that rigid dogmas restrict intellectual freedom and exploration.
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