Harold J. Laski: “We cannot avoid the impulse to better our condition; and the less its…”

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We cannot avoid the impulse to better our condition; and the less its effort is restrained the more certain it is that happiness will result.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that the natural human drive to improve one's situation leads to happiness when not hindered.

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