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The result is uncertainty and chaos; and means of escape must be found from a condition which the weakness of men must ultimately make intolerable.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The result is uncertainty and chaos; and means of escape must be found from a condition which the weakness of men must…”
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Laski reflects on the consequences of political instability and the need for solutions to societal chaos.
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