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The inhabitants of any given area have a consciousness of common purposes, a sense of the needs of their neighbourhood, which only they can fully know.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The inhabitants of any given area have a consciousness of common purposes, a sense of the needs of their neighbourhood…”
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Laski emphasizes the unique understanding that local inhabitants have of their community's needs.
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