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Harold J. Laski: “Yet a denial of his right to do these things is a denial of his happiness.”

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Yet a denial of his right to do these things is a denial of his happiness.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski contends that denying individuals their rights ultimately undermines their happiness.

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