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Harold J. Laski: For me, at least, essentially that a society pervaded by the fact of unequality is bound to deny freedom and, therefore…

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For me, at least, essentially that a society pervaded by the fact of unequality is bound to deny freedom and, therefore, to provoke conflict.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that a society marked by inequality cannot provide true freedom, leading to conflict.

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