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The writers of the American Bill of Rights and the Constitution were inspired by the concepts born in the Magna Carta: that a government should be constitutional, and that the law of the land should apply to everyone.

"To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay, right or justice." During the American Revolution, Magna Carta served to inspire and justify action in liberty's defense. The colonist believed they were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen,...