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But I could not, for myself, serve principles which claimed to be just if their result was to make the temple of freedom a prison for the impulses of men.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But I could not, for myself, serve principles which claimed to be just if their result was to make the temple of freedom…”
Editor's note · Context
Here, Laski expresses his conviction that principles claiming to uphold justice should not lead to the oppression of freedom.
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