Harold J. Laski: “They are free when the rules under which they live leave them without…”

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They are free when the rules under which they live leave them without a sense of frustration in realms they deem significant.

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Laski posits that true freedom is achieved when societal rules do not create feelings of frustration.

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Harold J. Laski: “They are free when the rules under which they live leave them without a sense of frustration in realms they deem…”