I do not, for instance, deny that the Partition of Poland was a crime against Poland, or that its inevitable result was to persuade millions of human beings that a war for their resuscitation was a morally justified adventure.
Laski acknowledges the moral implications of the Partition of Poland, viewing it as a crime that justified a war for Poland's restoration.
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