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Harold J. Laski: Broadly, he was protesting against natural right in the name of expediency.

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Broadly, he was protesting against natural right in the name of expediency.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski summarizes Burke's position as a protest against natural rights, favoring practical expediency instead.

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