Harold J. Laski: “Liberty means, in such a context, the power continuously to exercise…”

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Liberty means, in such a context, the power continuously to exercise initiative in social reconstruction.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes the importance of individual initiative in achieving social progress within a framework of liberty.

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