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But we cannot understand the eighteenth century, or its theories, unless we realize that its temper was still dominantly aristocratic.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgBut we cannot understand the eighteenth century, or its theories, unless we realize that its temper was still dominantly aristocratic.
Laski emphasizes the aristocratic nature of the eighteenth century's political theories and temper.
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