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Harold J. Laski: “Such an equation is serious, and may well be fatal, to any who think of social peace as a thing really worth while to…”

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Such an equation is serious, and may well be fatal, to any who think of social peace as a thing really worth while to preserve.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski warns that equating silence with consent can threaten social peace.

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