His whole attitude is simply an insistence that utility is the touchstone of institutions, and he may claim to be the first thinker who attempted its application to the whole field of political science.
Laski highlights the significance of utility in political thought, particularly in Hume's work.
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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.
When I obey the state, I obey the best part of myself.
If he stands alone, he has neither the knowledge nor the power to secure for himself proper protection.
The more equality there is in a State, the more use, in general, we can make of our freedom.
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