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A nation-state like America or England is not merely a body of Englishmen or Americans, but something beyond them.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “A nation-state like America or England is not merely a body of Englishmen or Americans, but something beyond them.”
Editor's note · Context
Laski emphasizes the idea that a nation-state encompasses more than just its citizens, reflecting on the collective identity.
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The charge that he supported the Revolution in America and deserted it in France is without meaning; for in the one there is no word that can honorably be twisted to support the other.
If he stands alone, he has neither the knowledge nor the power to secure for himself proper protection.
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