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The truth of the facts which might make a just solution is distorted for a similar end.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The truth of the facts which might make a just solution is distorted for a similar end.”
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Laski claims that the truth is often manipulated to serve the interests of those in power.
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