He thus made possible not only knowledge of a State untrammelled in its economic life by moral considerations; but also the road to those categories wherein the old conception of co-operative effort might find a new expression.
Harold J. Laski: “He thus made possible not only knowledge of a State untrammelled in its economic life by moral considerations; but also…”
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Laski discusses the implications of a state free from moral constraints in its economic life, suggesting new avenues for cooperative efforts.
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