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Harold J. Laski: Its place was but partially filled until Hume and Burke supplied the outlines of a new philosophy.

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Its place was but partially filled until Hume and Burke supplied the outlines of a new philosophy.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski discusses the philosophical contributions of Hume and Burke in filling the void left by the decline of Divine Right.

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