Harold J. Laski: “If the number of those hostile is considerable, the policy is, at the…”

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If the number of those hostile is considerable, the policy is, at the least, a dubious one.

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Harold J. Laski

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He indicates that significant public dissent raises doubts about the legitimacy of a government's war policy.

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Harold J. Laski: “If the number of those hostile is considerable, the policy is, at the least, a dubious one.”