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Harold J. Laski: “It is therefore an argument that society shall not construct barriers against those claims which weigh more heavily upon…”

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It is therefore an argument that society shall not construct barriers against those claims which weigh more heavily upon some than upon others.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski insists that society should not create barriers that prevent individuals from pursuing their claims to happiness.

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