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Men like Harrington and Madison and Marx all insisted, and with truth, that whatever the forms of state, political power will, in fact, belong to the owners of economic power.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Men like Harrington and Madison and Marx all insisted, and with truth, that whatever the forms of state, political power…”
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He notes that political power often aligns with economic power, regardless of state forms.
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