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Rather does he insist that at least it gives us security, for him the highest good.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Rather does he insist that at least it gives us security, for him the highest good.”
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Laski highlights the importance of security as the highest good in political philosophy.
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