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Harold J. Laski: How I can be the more free by subordinating my judgment of right to one which directly changes that judgment to its…

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How I can be the more free by subordinating my judgment of right to one which directly changes that judgment to its opposite, I cannot understand.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote illustrates Laski's confusion over how one can be free by surrendering personal judgment to the state.

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