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Whenever, for example, it has interfered with the claims of churches to lead their own life, conflict has been the inevitable outcome.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgWhenever, for example, it has interfered with the claims of churches to lead their own life, conflict has been the inevitable outcome.
Laski warns that state interference with churches often leads to conflict.
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