Harold J. Laski: “Herein, undoubtedly, he over-simplified the problem; and that made him…”

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Herein, undoubtedly, he over-simplified the problem; and that made him miss some of the cardinal points a true psychology of the State must seize.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that Locke's oversimplification of political problems leads to a misunderstanding of the State's complexities.

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