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Harold J. Laski: Laws, governments, customs are not truths absolute and universal, but relative to the time of their origin and the…

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Laws, governments, customs are not truths absolute and universal, but relative to the time of their origin and the country from which they derive.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes that laws and customs are shaped by their historical context rather than being universal truths.

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