Full Idea
The Levellers and the Diggers mark a turning point in the history of morality.
Clarification
They were radical libertarians during the English Civil War, 1642-51
Gist of Idea
The Levellers and the Diggers mark a turning point in the history of morality
Source
Alasdair MacIntyre (A Short History of Ethics [1967], Ch.11)
Book Reference
MacIntyre,Alasdair: 'A Short History of Ethics' [Routledge 1967], p.152
A Reaction
John Lilburne, the Leveller, 'Free-Born John', was the most important of them. They mainly fought for rights of religious conscience, but it quickly escalated into a demand for economic and social rights. It spread to France and the United States.