An aristocracy, in a word, deprives its subjects of character and responsibility; and as the revolutions of 1848 so clearly demonstrated, while they can destroy, they have never been taught how to create.
Laski argues that an aristocracy undermines the character and responsibility of its subjects, as evidenced by historical revolutions.
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