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Harold J. Laski: For it has been the singular good fortune of Burke not merely to obtain acceptance as the apostle of philosophic…

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For it has been the singular good fortune of Burke not merely to obtain acceptance as the apostle of philosophic conservatism, but to give deep comfort to men of liberal temper.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski acknowledges Burke's dual role as a conservative thinker and a source of comfort for liberals.

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