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Harold J. Laski: The more fully I discover its purposes the more fully, also, there is revealed to me their identity with that at which…

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The more fully I discover its purposes the more fully, also, there is revealed to me their identity with that at which, in the long view, I aim.
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Harold J. Laski

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This quote reflects Laski's belief in the alignment of personal goals with the purposes of the state.

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