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An enforcement which induces cowardice at the critical moment in those who are participes criminis does not seem to me anything of which to be proud.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “An enforcement which induces cowardice at the critical moment in those who are participes criminis does not seem to me…”
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Laski expresses concern about the cowardice induced by law enforcement in those involved in crime.
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