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Harold J. Laski: What seems to impress it most is the impossibility of founding society upon other than a divine origin.

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What seems to impress it most is the impossibility of founding society upon other than a divine origin.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that a divine origin is essential for the foundation of society.

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