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Yet Locke's insistence on consent and natural rights has received new meaning from each critical period of history since he wrote.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgYet Locke's insistence on consent and natural rights has received new meaning from each critical period of history since he wrote.
Laski reflects on the evolving interpretation of Locke's ideas on consent and natural rights throughout history.
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