Harold J. Laski: “To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if…”

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To deny novelty or grievance a right of expression is a certain, if, indeed, an ultimate, validation of the truth they contain.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that denying expression to new ideas or grievances validates their inherent truths.

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