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For the motives which underlie all human effort are, he thought, sufficiently constant to compel regard.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “For the motives which underlie all human effort are, he thought, sufficiently constant to compel regard.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski notes Burke's belief in the constancy of human motives as a foundation for understanding human effort.
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