Harold J. Laski: “Wilkes was a sign that the populace was slowly awaking to a sense of…”

On the record

Wilkes was a sign that the populace was slowly awaking to a sense of its own power.

Said by

Harold J. Laski

Source

This quote illustrates Wilkes as a representation of the awakening political power of the populace.

More from Harold J. Laski

How could it seek security where it defied the desires of the vast majority of its subjects?

If no such news is at hand it will be manufactured.

The State has power only for the protection of natural law.

The contract is thus not general as with Hobbes but limited and specific in character.

Other voices in this conversation

Harold J. Laski: “Wilkes was a sign that the populace was slowly awaking to a sense of its own power.”