On the record
It will find it extraordinarily hard to organize supporters for its view, if this opposes the will of those in authority.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgIt will find it extraordinarily hard to organize supporters for its view, if this opposes the will of those in authority.
Laski notes the difficulty of rallying support for views that contradict those in power.
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