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Harold J. Laski: But its careful periods and strangely far-off air lack the eagerness for truth which Rousseau put into his questions.

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But its careful periods and strangely far-off air lack the eagerness for truth which Rousseau put into his questions.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the lack of truth-seeking in the writing style of a contemporary author compared to Rousseau.

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