Harold J. Laski: “There is thus a standard of right and wrong superior to all powers…”

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There is thus a standard of right and wrong superior to all powers within the State.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts the existence of a higher moral standard that transcends governmental authority.

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Harold J. Laski: “There is thus a standard of right and wrong superior to all powers within the State.”