Active consent on the part of the mass of men emphasizes the contingent nature of all power and is essential to the full realization of freedom; and the purpose of the State, in any sense save the mere satisfaction of material appetite, remains, without it, unfulfilled.
This statement highlights Laski's belief in the necessity of active consent for true freedom and the purpose of the State.
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