The agony of the troops will be obscured by the clouds of censorship.
Harold J. Laski: “The agony of the troops will be obscured by the clouds of censorship.”
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Harold J. Laski
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This statement reflects on the impact of censorship on the truth about the suffering of troops in wartime.
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