We have shown, and this, in some ways, is the vital discovery of our time, that men of different nationalities can co-operate together in the task of international government in such a way as to sink the pettiness of a narrow outlook before the greatness of the common task.
Laski emphasizes the potential for international collaboration to overcome narrow national perspectives.
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