Harold J. Laski: “He understood the organic character of the State, where Locke was…”

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He understood the organic character of the State, where Locke was still trammelled by the bonds of his narrow individualism.

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Laski critiques Locke's individualism, suggesting Rousseau had a more holistic view of the State.

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