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The theory was not true; though it represented with some accuracy the ideals of the time.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The theory was not true; though it represented with some accuracy the ideals of the time.”
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Laski critiques a political theory for not being entirely accurate despite reflecting the ideals of its time.
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