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That it represented an incautious analysis was, for them, unimportant beside the fact that it opened once more a path whereby economics could be reclaimed for moral science.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski discusses the importance of reclaiming economics as a moral science, highlighting the need for ethical considerations in economic analysis.
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