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But such habituation is never permanent; sooner or later someone arises, like the child in the fairy-story, to point out that in fact the emperor is naked.
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Harold J. Laski
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Editor's note · Context
Laski uses a metaphor to illustrate that awareness of truth will eventually emerge, challenging complacency.
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