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Rousseau, indeed, in many aspects saw deeper than his predecessor.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Rousseau, indeed, in many aspects saw deeper than his predecessor.”
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Laski believes that Rousseau's insights surpass those of Locke in certain respects.
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There are realms of conduct within which, to be free, I must be permitted to act as I please; to be denied self-expression there, is to be denied freedom.
Yet that does not render useless, even for our own day, the kind of work Locke did.
Even Lincoln supported his generals in completely indefensible attacks on civilian rights.
When I obey the state, I obey the best part of myself.
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