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We do not build Utopias; and the attempt to discover the eternal principles of political right invites disaster at the outset.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Laski warns against the dangers of attempting to establish unchanging principles of political right.
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In a time of crisis, particularly, when the things we hold most dear are threatened, we shall find the desire to throw overboard the habits of tolerance, almost irresistible.
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