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A reaction against democratic ideals is the fashion, and the dictatorships which proliferate over half Europe are earnest in maintaining their obsolescence.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski critiques the contemporary backlash against democratic ideals and the rise of dictatorships in Europe.
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