Tag: Magna Carta

Justice Will Sellers: From Runnymede to Philadelphia

The Magna Carta did not merely anticipate the Declaration of Independence. It made it necessary, made it credible, and made it permanent.

Will Sellers: The Inheritance of Freedom

That great standard of liberty, the Magna Carta, is 810 years old this month.

Will Sellers: The Magna Carta's constitutional tradition

While not perfect by any means, the Magna Carta was the first example of a bloodless revolution in which the rule of law and rights in contracts lead to the advancement of civilization and the beginning of constitutional government.