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But the peace of the Tudors was the death-bed of the Stuarts; and it was the stagnant optimism of the early eighteenth century which made possible the birth of democratic England.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But the peace of the Tudors was the death-bed of the Stuarts; and it was the stagnant optimism of the early eighteenth…”
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This quote highlights the relationship between the peace during the Tudor period and the subsequent rise of democracy in England.
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