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He ascribed to the crime of the present what was due to the half-wilful errors of the past.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “He ascribed to the crime of the present what was due to the half-wilful errors of the past.”
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Laski critiques Burke for blaming contemporary issues on present actions rather than recognizing historical errors.
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