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But no one could feel without being stirred the illumination of Montesquieu; and Rousseau's questions, even if they proved unanswerable, were stuff for thought.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “But no one could feel without being stirred the illumination of Montesquieu; and Rousseau's questions, even if they…”
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Laski acknowledges the intellectual influence of Montesquieu and the thought-provoking nature of Rousseau's questions.
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