Magna carta and the rule of law:15 June 1215

http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/rule-law-800-years?utm_content=buffere5d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/videos/what-is-magna-carta

“It was at Runnymede, on June 15, 1215, that the idea of the law standing above the government first took contractual form.”

Above the king !

And it was not his idea, but those of free people and gentlemen abused by him and rebelled against him!

https://www.atlasnetwork.org/news/article/magna-carta-and-the-human-birthright-to-liberty