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Harold J. Laski: But men like Mr Scott are rare enough to make reliance upon their emergence a very dubious ground of hope.

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But men like Mr Scott are rare enough to make reliance upon their emergence a very dubious ground of hope.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski expresses skepticism about relying on rare individuals for hope in journalism.

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