Harold J. Laski: “For their authority as principles comes from the fact that I recognize…”

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For their authority as principles comes from the fact that I recognize them as mine.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski highlights that the authority of personal principles comes from individual recognition.

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Harold J. Laski: “For their authority as principles comes from the fact that I recognize them as mine.”