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Harold J. Laski: For if the form of social organization is a pyramid, men are bound to struggle towards its apex.

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For if the form of social organization is a pyramid, men are bound to struggle towards its apex.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski uses the metaphor of a pyramid to illustrate social hierarchies and the struggle for upward mobility.

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