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I shall seek, further, to draw the conclusion that, whatever the forms of social organization, liberty is essentially an expression of an impalpable atmosphere among men.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski concludes that liberty is fundamentally about the intangible social atmosphere among individuals.
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