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Truth Lifting Up Its Head Above Scandals
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Truth Lifting Up Its Head Above Scandals

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"Truth Lifting Up Its Head Above Scandals" is a pamphlet by Gerrard Winstanley, a key figure in the English agrarian communist movement known as the Diggers. Published in 1649, it outlines foundational anarchist principles. Winstanley argued that power corrupts, property is incompatible with freedom, and authority and property together lead to crime. He envisioned a society without rulers where resources are shared, allowing individuals to act according to their conscience rather than imposed laws. This work was part of Winstanley's broader effort to advocate for the landless and laboring poor during a time of social upheaval in England.123

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