The text of England’s Magna Carta or “Great Charter,” written in 1215; ideas in this document later influenced the Declaration.

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Excerpt from “Constitution of the State of California, the Constitution of the United States, Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/a500c9e6361c6f91db0415464679aa96.
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