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My own years of residence in the United States have convinced me that there is a real value in Bills of Rights which it is both easy, and mistaken, to under-estimate.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski reflects on the importance of Bills of Rights in safeguarding freedoms based on his experiences in the United States.
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