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Divine Right and non-resistance were dead, but they had not died without a struggle.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Divine Right and non-resistance were dead, but they had not died without a struggle.”
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Laski discusses the decline of the Divine Right and non-resistance, highlighting the struggle involved in this transition.
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