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For the chance that reason will prevail in an unequal society is necessarily small.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgFor the chance that reason will prevail in an unequal society is necessarily small.
He emphasizes the challenges faced by reason in an unequal society, suggesting that rational discourse is often undermined.
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