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I reject, therefore, the idea of a real will, and, still more, the idea that there is a common will in society.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “I reject, therefore, the idea of a real will, and, still more, the idea that there is a common will in society.”
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He rejects the notion of a collective will, asserting that such a concept is flawed.
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