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What he did not see is the way in which the logical outcome of the system he describes may well be the attainment of great wealth at a price in human cost that is beyond its worth.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “What he did not see is the way in which the logical outcome of the system he describes may well be the attainment of…”
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Laski warns about the potential human costs associated with the pursuit of wealth in economic systems.
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