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Harold J. Laski: It is a painful and delicate operation; how painful and how delicate the timidity that has been characteristic of the…

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It is a painful and delicate operation; how painful and how delicate the timidity that has been characteristic of the League’s history makes hideously manifest.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski reflects on the challenges faced by the League of Nations in its operations.

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