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Harold J. Laski: They represented the new sense of power felt by elements of which the importance had been forgotten in the sordid…

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They represented the new sense of power felt by elements of which the importance had been forgotten in the sordid intrigues of the previous half-century.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski acknowledges the resurgence of political power among previously overlooked groups.

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