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Harold J. Laski: In the result the State becomes dissolved into a discrete mass of individuals, and the self-interest of each is the…

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In the result the State becomes dissolved into a discrete mass of individuals, and the self-interest of each is the starting-point of all inquiry.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that the state ultimately becomes a collection of individuals driven by self-interest.

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