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Great economic inequalities are, as he saw, incompatible with a unity of interest in the community.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Great economic inequalities are, as he saw, incompatible with a unity of interest in the community.”
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Laski argues that significant economic disparities hinder social cohesion and shared interests within a community.
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