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His liberty, therefore, is never absolute, since the conflict of experience means the imposition of certain ways of behaviour upon all of us lest conflict destroy peace.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski acknowledges that individual liberty is not absolute due to the necessity of social behavior to maintain peace.
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