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For if that assumption is made we grant to fallible men privileges which confessedly belong to persons outside the category of fallibility.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgFor if that assumption is made we grant to fallible men privileges which confessedly belong to persons outside the category of fallibility.
Laski emphasizes the dangers of granting authority to fallible individuals in governance.
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