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I am not a part of some great symphony in which I realize myself only as an incident in the motif of the whole.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgI am not a part of some great symphony in which I realize myself only as an incident in the motif of the whole.
This quote expresses Laski's belief in the uniqueness of the individual in the broader context of society.
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