Back in 1215, a bunch of English barons basically told their king, βYouβre not above the law.β That moment β the Magna Carta β planted the first real seed of limited government. βοΈ
Centuries later, those same ideas β fair trials, consent of the governed, protection from tyranny β found their way straight into the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. πΊπΈβ¨
Itβs wild to think one royal reality check in medieval England helped shape American freedom.
So hereβs the thought: if one act of standing up to power could echo for 800 yearsβ¦ what kind of principles are we planting today? π±