An Arrow Against All Tyrants
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"An Arrow Against All Tyrants" is a 1646 Leveller pamphlet by Richard Overton that fiercely defends individual liberty, natural rights, and limits on state power in early modern England.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Leveller pamphlet
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pamphlet ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ |
| advocates |
accountability of rulers
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consent of the governed ⓘ natural equality of all persons ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | radical politics in the English Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | John Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Richard Overton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
legal protections for individual liberty
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restraint on governmental coercion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
abuse of state power
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arbitrary imprisonment ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1646 ⓘ |
| genre |
polemic
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political theory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early articulation of modern individual rights theory
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key text of the Leveller movement ⓘ |
| influenced | later liberal political thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil liberties
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freedom of conscience ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ limits on state power ⓘ natural rights ⓘ opposition to arbitrary government ⓘ |
| movement | Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolute monarchy
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unlimited parliamentary power ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
inalienable rights
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natural law ⓘ self-ownership ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| politicalIdeology |
classical liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | radical ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1646 ⓘ |
| subject |
legitimacy of political authority
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relationship between individual and state ⓘ rights of the subject against the magistrate ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
English commoners
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supporters of parliamentary cause ⓘ |
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