Neither the fact that a mode of conduct may be harmful in excess, nor the fact that, whether harmful or no, society dislikes it, seems to me in itself a just ground for its suppression by the law.
Laski argues that societal dislike or potential harm does not justify legal suppression of conduct.
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I can see no justice in such a denial of freedom.
But when trade unions seek for what they regard as justice, one of their most powerful sources of strength is the awakening of the slow and inert public to a sense of the position.
Montesquieu thus became the prophet of a new race of thinkers.
Even Lincoln supported his generals in completely indefensible attacks on civilian rights.
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