Because Magna Carta attempted to set limits to political power without grounding these limits in the sovereignty of the people, it demonstrated a problem with which philosophers have grappled for even longer than 800 years.
Jelikož se Magna Carta pokusila tyto limity politické moci stanovit, aniž je zakotvila v suverenitě lidu, obnažila problém, s nímž se filozofové potýkají dokonce ještě déle než 800 let.