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Harold J. Laski: “That it cannot in any circumstances be justified I am not prepared to say until I know the circumstances of some given…”

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That it cannot in any circumstances be justified I am not prepared to say until I know the circumstances of some given case.
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Harold J. Laski

Editor's note · Context

Laski states that he cannot categorically justify a general strike without understanding the specific circumstances.

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