Harold J. Laski: “He wrote at a time when the social contract seemed the only possible…”

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He wrote at a time when the social contract seemed the only possible retort to the theory of Divine Right.

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Laski notes that Locke's writing emerged as a response to the prevailing theory of Divine Right, advocating for the social contract instead.

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Harold J. Laski: “He wrote at a time when the social contract seemed the only possible retort to the theory of Divine Right.”