Harold J. Laski: “He is entitled to assume that he will not find the rules of the…”

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He is entitled to assume that he will not find the rules of the conduct he ought to pursue objectified in any institution or set of institutions.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that individuals should not expect clear guidance from institutions on moral conduct.

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He showed that government by discussion can be made to illuminate great principles.

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

Yet that does not render useless, even for our own day, the kind of work Locke did.

Liberty means self-government, and self-government means the right of every man to be his own legislator.

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