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Harold J. Laski: He destroyed by his perverse creations the value of the House of Lords as a legislative assembly.

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He destroyed by his perverse creations the value of the House of Lords as a legislative assembly.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques the king for undermining the legislative function of the House of Lords.

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