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Harold J. Laski: The greater the energy of its performance, the greater the likelihood of prosperity; and thence it is but a step to…

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The greater the energy of its performance, the greater the likelihood of prosperity; and thence it is but a step to argue that the free development of a man's industrial worth is the law of God.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski posits that the energy in one's work correlates with prosperity, reflecting a divine law.

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