Harold J. Laski: “The modern state is a sovereign state, and in terms of that title no…”

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The modern state is a sovereign state, and in terms of that title no will can bind its purpose but its own.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts the sovereignty of the modern state and its autonomy in decision-making.

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Harold J. Laski: “The modern state is a sovereign state, and in terms of that title no will can bind its purpose but its own.”