Sir Robert Filmer

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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Sir Robert Filmer: References & Edit History

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theory on divine right of kings
- In divine right of kings

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 22, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 01, 2024
	Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - Robert Filmer thought that the idea of the consent of the governed would inevitably lead to anarchy (1680).	Aakanksha Gaur	Dec 06, 2021
	Article revised and updated.	Heather Campbell	Dec 08, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998