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The things that men desire correspond, in some rough fashion, to the things they need.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The things that men desire correspond, in some rough fashion, to the things they need.”
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Laski suggests that human desires are often aligned with their actual needs, indicating a connection between the two.
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