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Here, in fact, as elsewhere, uncontrolled power acted like a miasma to blot out the only atmosphere in which truth could be made manifest.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski metaphorically describes the detrimental effects of unchecked power on the pursuit of truth in society.
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