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Harold J. Laski: It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly.

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It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the impossibility of defining dangerous ideas without risking significant errors.

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