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Nor can it be doubted that he underestimated the power of coercion to produce assent; the policy of Louis XIV to the Huguenots may have been brutal, but its efficacy must be unquestionable.
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Laski discusses the effectiveness of coercion in producing assent, using Louis XIV's policies as an example.
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