On the record
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.
Said by
Harold J. Laski
Source
gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Nor did he admit the uses to which his doctrine of prescription was bound to be put in the hands of selfish and…”
Editor's note · Context
Laski critiques Burke for not recognizing how his doctrine could be misused by unscrupulous individuals.
Share
More from Harold J. Laski
The only way to deal with novelty is to understand it, and the only way to deal with grievance is to seek a remedy for the complaint it embodies.
When attacks on liberty are political or economic, it is their motive rather than their nature that changes.
Each age makes some idol in its own image and sacrifices upon its altar the freedom of those who refuse it worship.
He is able, accordingly, to indulge in the twofold luxury not only of preserving his own authority, but also of assisting the persons attacked to enter, if they so choose, the way of truth.
Other voices in this conversation
