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I can see no reason in the world why, like any other body serving the public, it should not be responsible for the torts of its agents.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “I can see no reason in the world why, like any other body serving the public, it should not be responsible for the torts…”
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Laski asserts that the state should be held accountable for the actions of its agents, similar to any public organization.
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