Harold J. Laski: “My point is, then, that the fact of a nation’s existence does not…”

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My point is, then, that the fact of a nation’s existence does not entitle it to the full panoply of a sovereign state.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that the mere existence of a nation does not justify its claim to full sovereign statehood.

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Harold J. Laski: “My point is, then, that the fact of a nation’s existence does not entitle it to the full panoply of a sovereign state.”