Harold J. Laski: “The general strike, even a large sympathetic strike, is in fact a…”

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The general strike, even a large sympathetic strike, is in fact a revolutionary weapon.

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Laski describes the general strike as a revolutionary tool.

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Harold J. Laski: “The general strike, even a large sympathetic strike, is in fact a revolutionary weapon.”