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That it was wrong was less important than that the attempt should have been made.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “That it was wrong was less important than that the attempt should have been made.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski suggests that the significance of an idea lies in the attempt to explore it, regardless of its correctness.
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