What document first delineated human rights?
The Magna Charta, which came out of England around the 14th century, first delineated some human rights. Before it, there was no such thing as human rights. Since then, Western civilizations have had at least a semblance of human rights.
Les teaches that throughout human history, unless one lived among the ruling elite, life was mere existence under abject poverty, slavery, and oppression. He notes that the Magna Charta, which came out of England around the 14th century, was the first to delineate some human rights; before it, human rights did not exist. Since then, Western civilizations have had a semblance of human rights, though many people still live downtrodden and impoverished, so there is no utopia. Daniel's vision of bestial empires illustrates how these kingdoms treated their subjects.