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It is an insistence that there is no difference inherent in nature between the claims of men to happiness.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It is an insistence that there is no difference inherent in nature between the claims of men to happiness.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski argues that all individuals have an equal claim to happiness, regardless of their differences.
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