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Our liberty has to be realized in a welter of competing and co-operating interests which only achieve rational co-ordination by something not unlike a miracle.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgOur liberty has to be realized in a welter of competing and co-operating interests which only achieve rational co-ordination by something not unlike a miracle.
Laski discusses the complexity of achieving liberty amidst competing interests, suggesting it requires extraordinary coordination.
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