Harold J. Laski: “The disposition of the legislative power is the fundamental test of…”

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The disposition of the legislative power is the fundamental test of type; for executive and judiciary are clearly dependent on it.

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Harold J. Laski

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This statement underscores the significance of legislative power in determining the nature of government.

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If he stands alone, he has neither the knowledge nor the power to secure for himself proper protection.

Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.

I can see no justice in such a denial of freedom.

The State has power only for the protection of natural law.

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