Harold J. Laski: “They are terrified by what they call immorality, by which they mean…”

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They are terrified by what they call immorality, by which they mean behaviour of which they do not happen to approve.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski points out the hypocrisy in how moralists define immorality based on their personal biases.

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Harold J. Laski: “They are terrified by what they call immorality, by which they mean behaviour of which they do not happen to approve.”