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Harold J. Laski: No Englishman would think himself free if his domestic life were defined for him by another state; and no German but has…

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No Englishman would think himself free if his domestic life were defined for him by another state; and no German but has had a bitter sense of unfreedom during the foreign occupation of the Rhineland.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski highlights the connection between national identity and the perception of freedom during foreign occupations.

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