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Gerald Ford: “The Magna Carta, as we all know in this country as well as in Great Britain, is revered by free people everywhere.”

On the recordJune 3, 1976
The Magna Carta, as we all know in this country as well as in Great Britain, is revered by free people everywhere.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks Upon Receiving an Original Copy of the Magna Carta From a Delegation of British Parliamentarians

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