What was the first sentence of the magna carta?

Answer 1

The main principle of the magna carta has 2 important principles. They are that people have rights and that the power of government is limited.

DETAILED ANSWER

The Magna Carta was a pact between the Lords ( Barons, Earls etc ) and the King which essentially limited the power of the King in relation to the power of the Lords, and established the rights of the Lords to a say in governance.

This effectively made permanent the concept of Parliament and representation in governance. However, the Magna Carta DID NOT extend these rights to the peasant class. It simply clarified the hierarchy of power within the aristocracy.

It is important in that it was the first official codicil limiting the power of a monarch and establishing a right of representation in government. This concept became fundamental to the English perspective of power and eventually spread to the formation of a house of commons, and, in the American revolution, to a representative form of government that eschewed aristocracy entirely.

As such it was an important step on the cultural evolution of modern republican governance.

Answer 2

The Magna Carta was the first document in history of Monarchs which was forced upon a King in early 12th Century in England. The primary statement of document included the freedom of Churches where the government could not intervene and the right of common people to possess land.

Answer 3

The Magna Carta is a celebrated document in England's history. The fist line is a preamble addressing a very long list of titles.

Answer 4

That the king would not be able to do whatever he wants