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Harold J. Laski: “But Burke was not a democrat, and, at bottom, he had little regard for that popular sense of right which, upon occasion…”

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But Burke was not a democrat, and, at bottom, he had little regard for that popular sense of right which, upon occasion, he was ready to praise.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski critiques Burke's democratic values, emphasizing his underlying disdain for popular rights.

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