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Those who trod in his footsteps may have repudiated the ideal for which he stood, but they made possible a larger hope in which he would have been proud and glad to share.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski reflects on the legacy of those who followed in the footsteps of earlier thinkers, suggesting a broader hope for the future.
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