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Harold J. Laski: It breeds oppression and ignorance, and poisons improvement by preventing individual initiative.

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It breeds oppression and ignorance, and poisons improvement by preventing individual initiative.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski highlights the negative consequences of oppression and ignorance on societal progress.

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