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Harold J. Laski: It does not justify the inference that I shall find what I most truly desire in the desire of another.

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It does not justify the inference that I shall find what I most truly desire in the desire of another.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that one's true desires cannot be solely derived from others' desires.

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