On the record
But I cannot see that a government is entitled to prevent a society of Communists from preaching their doctrines either by speech or by publication of the printed word.
Said by
Harold J. Laski
Source
gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But I cannot see that a government is entitled to prevent a society of Communists from preaching their doctrines either…”
Editor's note · Context
Laski defends the right of Communists to express their beliefs through speech and publication.
Share
More from Harold J. Laski
Where mistakes are made, where there is corruption, or dishonesty, or abuse, it can be brought home forthwith to its authors.
He showed that government by discussion can be made to illuminate great principles.
But when trade unions seek for what they regard as justice, one of their most powerful sources of strength is the awakening of the slow and inert public to a sense of the position.
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.
Other voices in this conversation
