But those who know the normal life of the poor, its perpetual fear of the morrow, its haunting sense of impending disaster, its fitful search for beauty which perpetually eludes, will realize well enough that, without economic security, liberty is not worth having.
Laski reflects on the struggles of the poor and how economic insecurity undermines the value of liberty.
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