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So far as a new current of thought can ever be referred to a single source, the French influence is the effective cause of change.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “So far as a new current of thought can ever be referred to a single source, the French influence is the effective cause…”
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Laski highlights the significant impact of French thought on English political ideas during a transformative period.
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