On the record
It involves them, indeed, more fully because a period of national trial is one when, above all, it is the duty of citizens to hear their witness.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgIt involves them, indeed, more fully because a period of national trial is one when, above all, it is the duty of citizens to hear their witness.
Laski believes that citizens have a duty to express their opinions during national crises.
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