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That is a power which could not safely be entrusted to any body of men who have ever operated as a government.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “That is a power which could not safely be entrusted to any body of men who have ever operated as a government.”
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Laski expresses skepticism about entrusting power to any group of men in government, suggesting the potential for abuse.
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