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The freedom it secures to me is the absence of a barrier in the way of marriage if I can win her consent.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The freedom it secures to me is the absence of a barrier in the way of marriage if I can win her consent.”
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Laski discusses the concept of freedom in the context of personal relationships and consent.
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