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And institutions are necessarily unjust if the impression they continually produce in the majority is a feeling of envy and hatred for the results they impose.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgAnd institutions are necessarily unjust if the impression they continually produce in the majority is a feeling of envy and hatred for the results they impose.
Laski critiques institutions that foster feelings of envy and hatred among the majority, highlighting their inherent injustice.
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