Harold J. Laski: “I become an instrument of alien purposes, devoted to an end which…”

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I become an instrument of alien purposes, devoted to an end which denies my self-hood.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski reflects on the conflict between individual identity and external demands.

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Harold J. Laski: “I become an instrument of alien purposes, devoted to an end which denies my self-hood.”