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Harold J. Laski: Our pooling of experiences to make a common purpose somewhere is in no case other than fragmentary.

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Our pooling of experiences to make a common purpose somewhere is in no case other than fragmentary.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that collective experiences do not create a cohesive purpose but remain partial.

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