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Harold J. Laski: He realized that the party-system--he never used the actual term--while it provides room for men's ambitions at the same…

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He realized that the party-system--he never used the actual term--while it provides room for men's ambitions at the same time prevents the equation of ambition with indispensability.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski discusses the role of the party system in balancing personal ambition and political necessity.

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