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Harold J. Laski: “The press was to be free; and there is at least a degree of generous insight in his plea for a wider commercial freedom…”

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The press was to be free; and there is at least a degree of generous insight in his plea for a wider commercial freedom in colonial matters.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes the importance of a free press and commercial freedom in colonial affairs.

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