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It is a painful and delicate operation; how painful and how delicate the timidity that has been characteristic of the League’s history makes hideously manifest.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgIt is a painful and delicate operation; how painful and how delicate the timidity that has been characteristic of the League’s history makes hideously manifest.
Laski reflects on the challenges faced by the League of Nations in its operations.
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