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There can, under these conditions, be no freedom that is worth while unless the mind is trained to use its freedom.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “There can, under these conditions, be no freedom that is worth while unless the mind is trained to use its freedom.”
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Laski asserts that true freedom requires a trained mind capable of utilizing that freedom effectively.
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