Harold J. Laski: “Nor did he admit the uses to which his doctrine of prescription was…”

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Nor did he admit the uses to which his doctrine of prescription was bound to be put in the hands of selfish and unscrupulous men.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques Burke for not recognizing how his doctrine could be misused by unscrupulous individuals.

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