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But the unity these make is not in the will but in the fusion of separate wills to the attainment of a common purpose.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But the unity these make is not in the will but in the fusion of separate wills to the attainment of a common purpose.”
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Laski discusses the idea that unity in society arises from the collaboration of separate wills towards a common goal.
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