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Every order issued is, in a final analysis, issued by a person or persons to another person or persons.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Every order issued is, in a final analysis, issued by a person or persons to another person or persons.”
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Laski reflects on the personal nature of authority and orders within society.
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