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Harold J. Laski: The parties of the time had, as he sees, become divided by no difference save that of interest; and herein, at least, he…

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The parties of the time had, as he sees, become divided by no difference save that of interest; and herein, at least, he shows us how completely the principles of the Revolution had become exhausted.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski reflects on the exhaustion of revolutionary principles as political parties become indistinguishable in their interests.

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