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Harold J. Laski: It impugned the authority of the Crown to enforce religious belief by civil penalties.

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It impugned the authority of the Crown to enforce religious belief by civil penalties.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the Crown's authority to enforce religious beliefs through civil penalties.

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