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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.”
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Laski posits that the unity of the state is not inherent but constructed through civic acceptance of rulers' proposals.
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The more equality there is in a State, the more use, in general, we can make of our freedom.
Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.
Liberty means self-government, and self-government means the right of every man to be his own legislator.
The contract is thus not general as with Hobbes but limited and specific in character.
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