On the record
After Magna Carta, it required much more audacity, cunning, or strength, on the part of the king, than it had before, to invade the people's liberties with impunity.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “After Magna Carta, it required much more audacity, cunning, or strength, on the part of the king, than it had before, to…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner notes that after Magna Carta, it became more difficult for the king to infringe upon the liberties of the people without facing consequences.
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