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Mill’s principle, if carried to its logical conclusion, would mean that every nation has a title to statehood.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Mill’s principle, if carried to its logical conclusion, would mean that every nation has a title to statehood.”
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Laski discusses the implications of Mill's principle on the right of nations to statehood.
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