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It loosens all the principles of conduct which make for social peace by making us think of the rules under which we live as unjustifiable and oppressive.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It loosens all the principles of conduct which make for social peace by making us think of the rules under which we live…”
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He warns that unjust laws can undermine social order by causing people to view rules as oppressive.
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How could it seek security where it defied the desires of the vast majority of its subjects?
Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.
Where mistakes are made, where there is corruption, or dishonesty, or abuse, it can be brought home forthwith to its authors.
Liberty means self-government, and self-government means the right of every man to be his own legislator.
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