Harold J. Laski: “Locke might, indeed, claim that he had a part in this renaissance…”

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Locke might, indeed, claim that he had a part in this renaissance; but, once the influence of Burke had passed, it was to other gods men turned.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski argues that after Burke, political thinkers moved away from Locke's influence.

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