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Harold J. Laski: Perverse, foolish, ignorant, it is at least ours; and our freedom comes from acting upon its demands.

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Perverse, foolish, ignorant, it is at least ours; and our freedom comes from acting upon its demands.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes the importance of acting on one's conscience as a source of freedom.

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