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It was, I think, an abuse of power when the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge refused to admit Nonconformists as students, or Parliament to seat Mr Bradlaugh because he was an infidel.
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Laski reflects on historical abuses of power by educational institutions and Parliament.
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