On the record
The freedom that the poor desire in a society such as this is the freedom to enjoy the things their rulers enjoy.
Said by
Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgThe freedom that the poor desire in a society such as this is the freedom to enjoy the things their rulers enjoy.
Laski emphasizes the disparity in freedom experienced by the poor compared to their rulers.
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