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This, I suggest, is the kind of environment any plea for freedom must meet in the modern state.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “This, I suggest, is the kind of environment any plea for freedom must meet in the modern state.”
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Laski emphasizes the need for a conducive environment to advocate for freedom in modern governance.
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