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A merely legal theory of the State can never, therefore, exhaust the problems of political philosophy.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “A merely legal theory of the State can never, therefore, exhaust the problems of political philosophy.”
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Laski argues that a purely legalistic view of the State fails to address deeper political philosophical issues.
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