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It is, I think, reasonable to doubt whether the Anglo-American law of libel, in its present state, does not push too far the right of the individual citizen to be protected from comment.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It is, I think, reasonable to doubt whether the Anglo-American law of libel, in its present state, does not push too far…”
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Laski questions whether current libel laws overly protect individuals from public comment.
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