A Sequence: Civil Rights, Political Rights, Social Rights

Another reminder to myself: The following teleological story is told by T. H. Marshall:

• In the eighteenth century, the British obtained civil rights (e.g., free speech, freedom of religion)
• In the nineteenth century, they acquired political rights (e.g., the right to vote)
• The twentieth century is about the struggle for social rights (e.g., the right to be able to use your talents and skills to provide for yourself and your family, also known as, the right to a job)

The original source for this story is:

• T. H. Marshall (1950). Citzenship and Social Class, Cambridge University Press.