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They do not want the general reporting of experience, but only of that experience which favours themselves.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “They do not want the general reporting of experience, but only of that experience which favours themselves.”
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Laski critiques the selective reporting of experiences that serve specific interests.
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