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To me, at least, they commit the ultimate blasphemy since they seek to fashion man in their own image.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “To me, at least, they commit the ultimate blasphemy since they seek to fashion man in their own image.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski expresses his belief that attempts to mold humanity to a singular ideal are fundamentally blasphemous.
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