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Its problem was not to secure dividends but to accomplish moral benefit.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Its problem was not to secure dividends but to accomplish moral benefit.”
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This quote emphasizes that the true goal of governance should be moral improvement rather than profit.
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