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Harold J. Laski: Therein he clearly sees that commercial barriers between Great Britain and France are basically as senseless as would be…

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Therein he clearly sees that commercial barriers between Great Britain and France are basically as senseless as would be commercial barriers between Yorkshire and Middlesex.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski emphasizes the absurdity of trade barriers between nations by comparing them to barriers within a region.

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