On the progression from Magna Carta to the Farewell Address of George Washington.
The twelve documents traced here span almost six centuries and three nations, but they tell a single story. It is the story of how a people came to govern themselves — and, just as importantly, how the people who governed them came to be governed by something beyond their own will.
- Introduction13:50
- 1215, 1297 - Magna Carta24:12
- 1620 - Mayflower Compact (Pilgrim Settlers)3:07
- 1628 - Petition of Right (English Parliament)10:07
- 1679 - Habeas Corpus Act (English Parliament)25:48
- 1689 - English Bill of Rights (English Parliament)21:42
- 1776 - Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason)6:19
- 1776 - Declaration of Independence (Thomas Jefferson & US Continental Congress)11:00
- 1781 - Articles of Confederation (US Continental Congress)23:33
- 1787 - United States Constitution (US Constitutional Convention)34:25
- 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Men (French National Assembly)6:36
- 1791 - Bill of Rights (James Madison & 1st Congress)4:48
- 1796 - George Washington's Farewell Address44:15
- Paideia Closing0:35
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