Harold J. Laski: “Anything less will not command the assent of men sufficiently to be…”

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Anything less will not command the assent of men sufficiently to be immune from their evil passions.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski asserts that only a strong foundation can prevent human passions from disrupting social order.

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The main thing was to be rid of the Divine Right of kings.

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

What is needed is a patriot king who will destroy corruption and awaken the spirit of liberty.

The case for the view that freedom of thought and speech is a good in itself is fairly easy to make.

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Harold J. Laski: “Anything less will not command the assent of men sufficiently to be immune from their evil passions.”