The objection he makes is that historicist positions , by claiming that there is an inevitable and deterministic pattern to history , abrogate the democratic responsibility of each one of us to make our own free contributions to the evolution of society , and .
Lead to totalitarianism .
The objection he makes is that historicist positions , by claiming that there is an inevitable and deterministic pattern to history , abrogate the democratic responsibility of each one of us to make our own free contributions to the evolution of society , and hence lead to totalitarianism .