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Everyone who seeks to penetrate below the surface sees some vast calamity ahead.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Everyone who seeks to penetrate below the surface sees some vast calamity ahead.”
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Laski reflects on the ominous future perceived by those who look beyond superficial appearances in society.
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