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It rose to power largely because there was no room in the leadership of the historic parties for self-made men who had not sought success either as lawyers or as business men.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It rose to power largely because there was no room in the leadership of the historic parties for self-made men who had…”
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Laski explains that the British Labour Party rose to power due to a lack of representation for self-made individuals in traditional parties.
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