Harold J. Laski: “They do not want the general population so trained as to prize truth…”

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They do not want the general population so trained as to prize truth, but only so trained that they believe whatever they read.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes the importance of training the population to value truth over misinformation.

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If he stands alone, he has neither the knowledge nor the power to secure for himself proper protection.

We do not build Utopias; and the attempt to discover the eternal principles of political right invites disaster at the outset.

The State has power only for the protection of natural law.

When I obey the state, I obey the best part of myself.

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Harold J. Laski: “They do not want the general population so trained as to prize truth, but only so trained that they believe whatever…”