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Harold J. Laski: No one now believes the wartime lie that Germany was solely responsible for the war; her responsibility may be greater…

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No one now believes the wartime lie that Germany was solely responsible for the war; her responsibility may be greater than that of some others, but it is agreed that the burden of Russia is at least as heavy and that war, in any case, was rooted in the nature of the European system.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the simplistic narrative surrounding World War I and its aftermath, emphasizing the shared responsibilities of multiple nations.

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