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Harold J. Laski: Liberalism remained a middle-class outlook, admirable in its exposition of basic principle, but incapable of adjusting…

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Liberalism remained a middle-class outlook, admirable in its exposition of basic principle, but incapable of adjusting principle to a medium with which its supporters were largely unacquainted.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski describes Liberalism as a middle-class perspective that struggles to adapt to broader societal needs.

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