Harold J. Laski: “But because the intelligences of men are different there is an…”

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But because the intelligences of men are different there is an inconvenient variety in the conceptions of justice.

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Laski points out the diversity of human understanding regarding justice, highlighting the subjective nature of moral concepts.

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Where mistakes are made, where there is corruption, or dishonesty, or abuse, it can be brought home forthwith to its authors.

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Harold J. Laski: “But because the intelligences of men are different there is an inconvenient variety in the conceptions of justice.”