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Harold J. Laski: “The economic motive apart, no principle has been more fruitful of war than the demand for national freedom.”

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The economic motive apart, no principle has been more fruitful of war than the demand for national freedom.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that the quest for national freedom has historically led to wars.

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