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The answer, of course, is the tragic one that there is no high-road to it.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The answer, of course, is the tragic one that there is no high-road to it.”
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Laski reflects on the challenges of achieving independent thought and understanding.
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