Or he may argue that eternal truth is the sole possession of the Roman Catholic Church; that men can only be persuaded to understand this by the methods of the Inquisition; that, therefore, the re-establishment of the Inquisition is in the highest interest of society.
Laski critiques the idea that truth is solely held by the Roman Catholic Church and that it can only be enforced through oppressive means.
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