Harold J. Laski: “The man who put indolence among the primary motives of human happiness…”

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The man who put indolence among the primary motives of human happiness was not likely to view novel theories with unruffled temper.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski discusses the implications of indolence on human happiness and its effect on the reception of new ideas.

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