Levellers
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levellers-209-2976232
title:
Levellers
text:
The Levellers were a political movement active during the English Civil War who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark of Leveller thought was its populism, as shown by its emphasis on equal natural rights, and their practice of reaching the public through pamphlets, petitions and vocal appeals to the crowd. The Levellers came to prominence at the end of the First English Civil War (1642–1646) and were most influent
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wiki
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description:
1640s English political movement
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levellers
date created:
2001-08-28T23:04:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T15:31:31Z
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