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Harold J. Laski: What it does is to drive a small body of men to desperation and to reduce the masses to complete apathy in political…

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What it does is to drive a small body of men to desperation and to reduce the masses to complete apathy in political matters.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote illustrates Laski's belief that suppression leads to desperation among a few and apathy among the masses.

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