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Regulation became anathema even when the evils it attempted to restrain were those which made the mass of the people incapable of citizenship.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Regulation became anathema even when the evils it attempted to restrain were those which made the mass of the people…”
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Laski criticizes the rejection of regulation despite its necessity for protecting citizens' rights.
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