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Harold J. Laski: “The right freely to publish the written word is, in fact, the supreme Katharsis of discontent.”

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The right freely to publish the written word is, in fact, the supreme Katharsis of discontent.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that the ability to publish freely is essential for expressing discontent.

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