Harold J. Laski: “That is, I think, because an admission that the claims of reason are…”

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That is, I think, because an admission that the claims of reason are paramount makes possible the emergence of a spirit of compromise.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski believes that recognizing the supremacy of reason fosters compromise in society.

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