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Transcript: Magna Carta Copy Sells at Auction for $21.3 Million
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- December 18, 2007
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MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
12-18-2007
Magna Carta Copy Sells at Auction for $21.3 Million
Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MICHELE NORRIS, host:
There are new laws and then there are old ones, really old ones - say, the Magna Carta. That's the agreement signed in 1215 between King John and rebellious English barons. It mentions things like the right to a trial and the idea that no one is above the law. It's considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
There are 17 versions of the Magna Carta, the only one in the U.S. was owned by Ross Perot. It was up for auction tonight at Sotheby's in New York ...