The Moderate

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The Moderate

English newspaper

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Richard Overton
…editorials in the Leveler newspaper, The Moderate (1648–49), he enunciated his radical political theory, with its key ideas of popular sovereignty, the equality of all men under natural law, republican government, and the social contract as the foundation of government and society. He also demanded major social and legal reforms,…
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…editorials in the Leveler newspaper, The Moderate (1648–49), he enunciated his radical political theory, with its key ideas of popular sovereignty, the equality of all men under natural law, republican government, and the social contract as the foundation of government and society. He also demanded major social and legal reforms,…
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