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Harold J. Laski: “There is something almost of magic in the ease with which he demolishes divine right and the social contract.”

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There is something almost of magic in the ease with which he demolishes divine right and the social contract.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski marvels at the effectiveness of Hume's arguments against divine right and social contract theory.

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