The seventeenth century had, for the most part, been interested in theology and government; and its preoccupation, in both domains, with supernatural sanctions, made its conclusions unfitted for a period dominated by rationalism.
Laski discusses the seventeenth century's focus on theology and government, which limited its relevance in a rationalist era.
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From no accusation were its statesmen more anxious to be free than from that of a belief in democratic government.
How could it seek security where it defied the desires of the vast majority of its subjects?
It is an attempt to give each man as similar a chance as possible to utilize what powers he may possess.
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