Harold J. Laski: “Wherever it is possessed in excess, it tilts the balance of social…”

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Wherever it is possessed in excess, it tilts the balance of social action in favour of its possessors.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski warns that excessive power disrupts social balance, favoring those who hold it.

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