“Many laws in the United Kingdom and the United States, implemented centuries later, that protect our freedoms as individuals, have emerged directly from clauses in Magna Carta. If you want to trace the origins of the human rights eventually enjoyed in the West, the origins of the jury system and the idea that a monarch could be bound by law, it is no exaggeration to say that all roads lead through Runnymede. Gifford, Rob. China Road (p. 105). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
