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Harold J. Laski: “Those who accept commands they know to be wrong, make it easier for wrong commands to be accepted.”

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Those who accept commands they know to be wrong, make it easier for wrong commands to be accepted.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that accepting wrongful commands contributes to the acceptance of further wrongs.

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