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Adlai Stevenson: By this charter, representative government and trial by jury became recognized rights in the New World.

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By this charter, representative government and trial by jury became recognized rights in the New World.
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Adlai Stevenson

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Stevenson emphasizes the significance of the charter in establishing fundamental rights in the New World.

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