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1765-1786: We win a hard-fought Revolution and seize its promise of liberty

June 15, 1215
King John grants Magna Carta

Magna Carta

Facsimile of the Magna Carta

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The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” established that there are laws even the king must obey–an idea we've come to call “the rule of law.”

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