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Harold J. Laski: I am quite certain that, from the angle of individual freedom, the less interference the state attempts, the better for…

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I am quite certain that, from the angle of individual freedom, the less interference the state attempts, the better for everyone concerned; but, equally, I am clear that to some interference the state is fully entitled.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski believes that minimal state interference is generally better for individual freedom, but acknowledges some necessary interference.

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