Harold J. Laski: “He came to write rather with the zeal of a fanatic waging a holy war…”

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He came to write rather with the zeal of a fanatic waging a holy war than in the temper of a statesman confronted with new ideas.

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Harold J. Laski

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This statement reflects Laski's view on the fervor with which some political figures approach their ideologies, likening it to a fanatic's zeal.

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How could it seek security where it defied the desires of the vast majority of its subjects?

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

Yet that does not render useless, even for our own day, the kind of work Locke did.

The contract is thus not general as with Hobbes but limited and specific in character.

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Harold J. Laski: “He came to write rather with the zeal of a fanatic waging a holy war than in the temper of a statesman confronted with…”