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No authority has ever a capacity for wise discrimination in these matters; and, even if it had, I do not see why it is justified in the exercise of discrimination.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski expresses skepticism about the ability of authorities to wisely discriminate in matters of speech and expression.
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