The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . culty and straitness, whenthey were compelled to recognize and reaffirm fewer than thirty-two times, in these fourhundred years, was it solemnly renewed as thefundamental law of the realm. It must not be understood, of course, that this STORY OF THE GREAT CHARTER. 23 famous document was a perfect guarantee of libertyin the modern sense of the term. It did not eman-cipate any slaves, of whom there were a greatmany at that time, nor did it undertake to pro-tect them in any degree whatever. It estab-lished no theoretical equality
The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . culty and straitness, whenthey were compelled to recognize and reaffirm fewer than thirty-two times, in these fourhundred years, was it solemnly renewed as thefundamental law of the realm. It must not be understood, of course, that this STORY OF THE GREAT CHARTER. 23 famous document was a perfect guarantee of libertyin the modern sense of the term. It did not eman-cipate any slaves, of whom there were a greatmany at that time, nor did it undertake to pro-tect them in any degree whatever. It estab-lished no theoretical equality of all men, nor anysafeguard against injustice of other kinds thanthose mentioned. Freedoms day, as we understandit, had not yet risen upon mankind ; the transac-tions at Runnymede were only the first rays of itsdawn. They were, nevertheless, of very great im-portance as recognizing the principle of restrictingthe sovereigns power, and they were harbingersof a still more glorious future, which, by Godsfavor, should ultimately bless the nation and
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