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Harold J. Laski: I see no reason, either, to expect any deleterious consequence if civil servants below what we call in England the…

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I see no reason, either, to expect any deleterious consequence if civil servants below what we call in England the executive class are allowed ordinary political rights, so long as a decent discretion in their exercise is observed.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski believes that lower-level civil servants should have political rights, provided they exercise them responsibly.

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