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Harold J. Laski: They had been published in the American Press after their issue by the Bolsheviks in 1917; full discussion would have…

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They had been published in the American Press after their issue by the Bolsheviks in 1917; full discussion would have revealed their inadequacies, and enabled the President to counteract what there was of evil in their substance.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote emphasizes the importance of public discourse in revealing the flaws of the Secret Treaties during the war.

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