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For the truth of one party is never sufficiently the truth of another for the members to talk a common language.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “For the truth of one party is never sufficiently the truth of another for the members to talk a common language.”
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He asserts that differing truths prevent meaningful communication between opposing parties.
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