Harold J. Laski: “A clear vision, of course, he has, and he was not beguiled by high…”

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A clear vision, of course, he has, and he was not beguiled by high notions of prerogative or the like.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski acknowledges the clarity of vision in political thought, rejecting the notion of divine prerogative.

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