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Its depression of the people has the dangerous effect of persuading the latter of its necessary inferiority.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Its depression of the people has the dangerous effect of persuading the latter of its necessary inferiority.”
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This quote reflects Laski's concern that the oppression of the people leads them to internalize a sense of inferiority.
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