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Harold J. Laski: A wartime government is always obtuse to suggestion, angry when inquiry is suggested, careless of truth.

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A wartime government is always obtuse to suggestion, angry when inquiry is suggested, careless of truth.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques wartime governments for their insensitivity to criticism and truth-seeking.

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