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Harold J. Laski: “But because the intelligences of men are different there is an inconvenient variety in the conceptions of justice.”

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But because the intelligences of men are different there is an inconvenient variety in the conceptions of justice.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski points out the diversity of human understanding regarding justice, highlighting the subjective nature of moral concepts.

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