Harold J. Laski: “He clearly realized how worthless the dogma of Divine Right had…”

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He clearly realized how worthless the dogma of Divine Right had become, without being certain of the principles by which it was to be replaced.

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Laski emphasizes the diminishing relevance of the Divine Right doctrine in political discourse and the need for new principles.

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That some sort of toleration was inevitable few, save a group of prejudiced irreconcilables, would have denied.

Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.

If no such news is at hand it will be manufactured.

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Harold J. Laski: “He clearly realized how worthless the dogma of Divine Right had become, without being certain of the principles by which…”