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Harold J. Laski: It was the necessities of foreign policy which drove him to admit the immense possibilities of the party-system as also…

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It was the necessities of foreign policy which drove him to admit the immense possibilities of the party-system as also to accept his own best safeguard in the foundation of the Bank of England.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote illustrates how foreign policy considerations influenced William's acceptance of the party system and the establishment of the Bank of England.

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