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He did not see that the metaphysics he so profoundly distrusted was itself the offspring of that contemptible worship of expediency which Blackstone generalized into a legalistic jargon.
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Harold J. Laski
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This quote reflects Laski's critique of Burke's philosophical stance, suggesting that his distrust of metaphysics stems from a flawed understanding of political expediency.
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