My legal hero: John Lilburne

My legal hero: John Lilburne – Geoffrey Bindman

4 responses to “My legal hero: John Lilburne”

  1. Mr Lilburne and the other Moderates (only their enemies called them “Levellers”) are good heros to have. They were in favour of religious toleration and low taxes – and (by the way) were against anyone who was dependent government having the vote.

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  2. Odd synchronicity – I had been reading up a little on the speeches of such people a month or so ago.

    If I were to do a free audio reading, their pamphlets are in my shortlist.

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    1. This can be arranged.

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  3. Here’s an interesting biographical piece on Lilburne by Peter Richards.

    http://mises.org/daily/2861

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