Mogens Laerke, author of Spinoza and the Freedom of Philosophizing, at OUPblog.
"For some, he is something like a liberal supporter of the equal individual rights of all citizens to express whatever is on their mind, an early defender of “free speech.” For others, he is more like a left-wing populist championing the power of the multitude against a state taken hostage by special interests. Either way, Spinoza is seen to give theoretical support to popular resistance to excessive state power."
See Spinoza, Ethics, in Great Books of the Western World (first edition, 52 Vol., 1952) volume 31, and (second edition, 60 Vol., 1990) volume 28.
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