Harold J. Laski: “Men and women attain power through its means who normally would be…”

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Men and women attain power through its means who normally would be shunned by most decent-minded persons.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski points out that individuals who gain power through corruption are often socially unacceptable.

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Harold J. Laski: “Men and women attain power through its means who normally would be shunned by most decent-minded persons.”