The Magna Carta: The Great Charter of Liberty

“To no man will we sell, or deny, or delay, right or justice.” – Magna Carta

The West is home to the world’s oldest and democracies, and though these democratic governments take many different forms, from America’s republican system to Britain’s parliamentary system, every democracy and the principles behind it have their origins in the Magna Carta.

A singularly consequential document in Western civilization, the Magna Carta (Latin for “Great Charter”) was a document consisting of 37 ar...