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The unity of the state, in a word, is not inherently there.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The unity of the state, in a word, is not inherently there.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski posits that the unity of the state is not inherent but constructed through civic acceptance of rulers' proposals.
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