What effect did the Magna Carta have on human rights in Western civilization?
The Magna Charta, coming out of England around the 14th century, delineated some human rights for the first time; before it there was no such thing. Since then, Western civilizations have had at least a semblance of human rights, though not utopia and many remain downtrodden.
Les teaches that the Magna Charta came out of England in about the 14th century and delineated some human rights. Before that, he explains, there was no such thing as human rights. Since the Magna Charta, Western civilizations have had at least a semblance of human rights. But Les notes Western civilization is not a utopia; many people still live downtrodden, in poverty, lacking this world's goods.