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Harold J. Laski: For it is obvious that the partnership of Church and State must be upon conditions; and once the State had permitted the…

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For it is obvious that the partnership of Church and State must be upon conditions; and once the State had permitted the existence of creeds other than that of its official adoption, it could not maintain the exclusive power for which the Church contended.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski discusses the conditions necessary for a partnership between Church and State, emphasizing the need for mutual recognition of rights.

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