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The
Levellers were a relatively loose alliance of radicals and freethinkers who
came to prominence during the period of instability that characterized the
English Civil War of 1642 - 1649.
What bound these people together was the general belief that all men were
equal; since this was the case, then a government could only have legitimacy if
it was elected by the people. The Leveller demands were for a secular republic,
abolition of the House of Lords, equality before the law, the right to vote for
all, free trade, the abolition of censorship, freedom of speech, the abolition
of tithes and tolls, and the absolute right for people to worship whatever
religion they chose, or none at all. This program was published as "The
Agreement of the People".
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