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The theory of natural rights upon which Burke heaped such contempt was wrong rather in its form than in its substance.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “The theory of natural rights upon which Burke heaped such contempt was wrong rather in its form than in its substance.”
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Laski critiques Burke's dismissal of natural rights, suggesting that the form was flawed rather than the substance.
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