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Harold J. Laski: There is no crime they have not been prepared to commit for the defence or the extension of their own power.

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There is no crime they have not been prepared to commit for the defence or the extension of their own power.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the moral compromises states make to maintain or extend their power.

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