Nationality, in a word, must, if it is to be consistent with the needs of civilization, be set in the context that matters of common interest to more than one nation-state cannot be decided by the fiat of one member of the international community.
Laski asserts that national interests must be balanced with international cooperation to address global issues.
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Where mistakes are made, where there is corruption, or dishonesty, or abuse, it can be brought home forthwith to its authors.
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The revolutionary spirit, in fact, was as much the product of the past as the very institutions it came to condemn.
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