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It makes, we say, the law, and a member of the state is legally compelled to obey the law.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It makes, we say, the law, and a member of the state is legally compelled to obey the law.”
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Laski asserts that the law is created by the state, which compels its members to comply.
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