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The liberty of each citizen is born of, and must be subordinated to, the liberty of that greater whole from which his whole meaning is derived.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski argues that individual liberty is inherently linked to the greater liberty of society, suggesting a hierarchy of freedoms.
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