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Harold J. Laski: It can, I think, be shown that no citizen is secure in liberty unless certain rights are guaranteed to him, rights which…

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It can, I think, be shown that no citizen is secure in liberty unless certain rights are guaranteed to him, rights which the government of the state cannot hope to overthrow; and unless, to secure the maintenance of those rights, there is a separation of the judicial from the executive power.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that individual liberty is secured only when certain rights are guaranteed and judicial power is separate from executive power.

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