Harold J. Laski: “Obviously enough, if his experience is to count, a man must be able to state it freely.”

But we cannot understand the eighteenth century, or its theories, unless we realize that its temper was still dominantly aristocratic.

There is no danger that the general strike will ever be other than a weapon of last resort; the occasions when it can be successfully used will be of the utmost rarity.

The more equality there is in a State, the more use, in general, we can make of our freedom.

When I obey the state, I obey the best part of myself.