For if my argument be valid that a man’s citizenship is the contribution of his instructed judgment to the public good, and that right action, for him, is action upon the basis of that judgment, clearly, the factor of instruction is of decisive importance.
Here, Laski argues that informed citizenship is crucial for contributing to the public good.
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