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I mean by liberty the absence of restraint upon the existence of those social conditions which, in modern civilization, are the necessary guarantees of individual happiness.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “I mean by liberty the absence of restraint upon the existence of those social conditions which, in modern civilization…”
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Laski defines liberty as the absence of restrictions that hinder individual happiness in modern society.
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