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Attacks on corruption hardly read well in the mouth of a dissolute gambler; and the one solid evidence of deep feeling is the remark on the danger of finance in politics.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski highlights the hypocrisy of political figures who criticize corruption while being morally compromised themselves.
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