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All of us are inescapably citizens, and, at some point, therefore, the privacy in which we seek escape from our obligation as citizens, will seem unsatisfying.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski reflects on the inescapable nature of citizenship and the dissatisfaction that can arise from seeking to escape civic obligations.
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