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The thing they call “innocence” I believe to be quite wanton ignorance, and, by its abridgment of freedom, it imprisons human personality in a fashion that is quite unpardonable.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski challenges the notion of 'innocence' as a form of ignorance that restricts personal freedom.
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