Word: laski
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Laski believes, however, that if the transformation from the capitalist democracy to a democracy founded on the principles of Socialism is accomplished peacefully, that it will be possible to have what he termed "Real democracy" coupled with planning. "No country in the Western Hemisphere has a real democracy now," he said...
...other hand, the transition from capitalism to some form of collectivism were to be accomplished by violence, then, said Professor Laski "Dictatorship is necessary and inevitable...
...best thing for college graduates to do who lack opportunities and are faced with blank futures is to join the Socialist party and work for the spread of that doctrine, Laski thinks. Questioned as to why he favored the Socialist party rather than the Communist, he said, "If I were a member of the Catholic Church. I would appear very funny if I urged people to become Baptists. Since I am a member of the Socialist party. I naturally urge people to join...
Turning to questions of current interest in Britain. Professor Laski explained that sanctions have not been applied against Italy because Prime Minister Baldwin's Conservative government never really intended to do so. The events at Geneva just preceding the General Election in England, when the Baldwin ministry seemed to be moving toward application of sanctions, was just a gesture to win the pacifist vote, in Laski's opinion...
Note to the honorable Thomas Dorgan: Mr. Harold J. Laski, famed radical and erstwhile Harvard instructor, is stopping at the home of Felix Frankfurter during his Boston visit...