“Some were Levellers, an egalitarian movement that flowered briefly in the late 1640s. Strikingly modern in their aims, the Levellers wanted religious tolerance, manhood suffrage (the vote for all men), regular and accountable parliaments, and popular sovereignty, whereby those in… — Charles Spencer Copy Share Image
Levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
