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Harold J. Laski: Where, indeed, opinions destructive of the State are entertained or a party subversive of peace makes its appearance…

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Where, indeed, opinions destructive of the State are entertained or a party subversive of peace makes its appearance, the magistrate has the right of suppression; though in the latter case force is the worst and last of remedies.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski discusses the limits of state power in suppressing opinions that threaten peace.

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