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Harold J. Laski: Nowhere among the associated powers was the desire for a just peace more widespread than in America; nowhere, also, was…

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Nowhere among the associated powers was the desire for a just peace more widespread than in America; nowhere, also, was the discussion of war-aims more rigorously curtailed as a hindrance to the full prosecution of the war.
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Harold J. Laski

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This statement reflects Laski's view on the contrasting desires for peace in America versus the limitations imposed on discussions about war aims.

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