Harold J. Laski: “But there has never, in any language, been drawn a clearer picture of…”

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But there has never, in any language, been drawn a clearer picture of the danger implicit in imperial adventure.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that no one has articulated the dangers of imperialism as clearly as Burke did.

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Harold J. Laski: “But there has never, in any language, been drawn a clearer picture of the danger implicit in imperial adventure.”