“Sir, the fact that the book is in a public library brings no comfort.Books are the one element in which I am personally and nakedly acquisitive. If it weren't for the law I would steal them. If it weren't for… — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
A State divided into a small number of rich and a large number of poor will always develop a government manipulated by the rich… — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to make peace with the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the permanent enemies of all that is decent in… — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
If it weren't for the law, I would steal books; if it weren't for my purse, I would buy them. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
The only real security for social well-being is the free exercise of men's minds. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
The number of substitutes for fine and clean thinking the world provides positively gnaws at one's vitals. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
“Sir, the fact that the book is in a public library brings no comfort.Books are the one element in which I am personally and… — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
No citizen enjoys genuine freedom of religious conviction until the state is indifferent to every form of religious outlook from Atheism to Zoroastrianism. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
If there is one thing fundamental to the life of the spirit it is the absence of force. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
Those who know the normal life of the poor... will realize well enough that without economic security, liberty is not worth having. — Harold Laski Copy Share Image
