Harold J. Laski: “The power it exercised lacked that horizon of the past through which…”

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The power it exercised lacked that horizon of the past through which alone it suffers limitation to right ends.

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Laski critiques the revolutionary power's lack of historical context, which limits its effectiveness and moral direction.

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Harold J. Laski: “The power it exercised lacked that horizon of the past through which alone it suffers limitation to right ends.”