You will remember that Luther and Calvin were always prepared to abide by the plain words of Scripture; but each was careful, at critical points, to insist that his own interpretation alone possessed validity.
Laski draws a parallel between religious leaders and their interpretations of scripture, emphasizing the subjectivity of truth.
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Yet that does not render useless, even for our own day, the kind of work Locke did.
Wilkes was a sign that the populace was slowly awaking to a sense of its own power.
He showed that government by discussion can be made to illuminate great principles.
There are realms of conduct within which, to be free, I must be permitted to act as I please; to be denied self-expression there, is to be denied freedom.
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