In fact, philosophy became a practical method of social and political persuasion. ... John Locke presented the reinvented theory that, symbolic of a social contract, there must be a compromise between the sovereign and his subjects whereby respect for the ruler receives an equal respect for the liberties and rights of property of his people, as opposed to a complete surrender of rights for nothing in return, in which case the contract should be dissolved. ... Certain aspects of seventeenth century philosophy left room for human err, such as the easily influenced mind and its ability to misrepr...

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Liberalism started attacking the monarchy in Britain but soon moved on to social change. ... Feminism is a movement for social, political and educational equality and change. ... This was because, since women did not have the right to vote they had no influence on common law, work related laws and contract laws to name but a few. ... However before the late 19th century, social attitudes were not challenged in mass. ... Even the common and contract law was the same. ...

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The clearest sixteenth-century defender of the older concepts of liberty was Richard Hooker, who maintained that liberty, properly exercised, requires men to act in conformance with the traditional social, political, and religious orders, which enable them to serve ends proper to their being. ... He maintained that man is "liberated from superstitions and unnatural social restraints,......

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