That antagonism is bound to result in violence unless the domination of the many by the few is almost complete, or is tempered by so continuous a flow of concession as results, in the end, in the effective mitigation of the inequality.
Laski warns that social inequality can lead to violence unless there is a balance of power and ongoing concessions between classes.
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