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Harold J. Laski: A member of the Praesidium of the Third International, whose will aims supremely at the overthrow of capitalism, is not…

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A member of the Praesidium of the Third International, whose will aims supremely at the overthrow of capitalism, is not somehow at one with the will of the President of the British Federation of Industries to whom all the purposes of the Third International are anathema.
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Harold J. Laski

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He illustrates the stark contrast between opposing political wills, emphasizing their incompatibility.

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