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Chartism

noun

The principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people.

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... judge the sayings and writings of Parson Lot fairly, it is necessary to recall the condition of the England of that day. Through the winter of 1847-8, amidst wide-spread distress, the cloud of discontent, of which Chartism was the most violent symptom, had been growing darker and more menacing, while Ireland was only held down by main force. The breaking-out of the revolution on the Continent in February increased the danger. In March there were riots ...

— Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet • Rev. Charles Kingsley et al

Words linked to "Chartism" : moral principle, value orientation, value-system, ethic, chartist