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Harold J. Laski: People who are imprisoned in dogmas in childhood will have an agonizing struggle to escape from its stereotypes, and…

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People who are imprisoned in dogmas in childhood will have an agonizing struggle to escape from its stereotypes, and they may well have been so taught that they either, after effort, succumb, or do not even know that it is necessary to struggle at all.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski warns about the lasting impact of childhood dogmas on an individual's ability to think critically.

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