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The history of the nation which becomes a state and insists upon the prerogatives of its statehood is a history incompatible with the terms upon which the maintenance of peace depends.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The history of the nation which becomes a state and insists upon the prerogatives of its statehood is a history…”
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Laski warns that the history of a nation asserting statehood often conflicts with the principles of peace.
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