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It subverted not merely absolute authority--which the Church of England did not claim--but any authority in the Church.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “It subverted not merely absolute authority--which the Church of England did not claim--but any authority in the Church.”
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Laski discusses the implications of rejecting absolute authority within the Church of England.
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