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Harold J. Laski: Neither conditions nor guarantees will ever be perfect; nor will they ever cover all upon which happiness depends.

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Neither conditions nor guarantees will ever be perfect; nor will they ever cover all upon which happiness depends.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski acknowledges the imperfection of conditions and guarantees related to happiness.

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