Today is Magna Carta Day – the 803rd anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. On June 15, 1215 twenty-five English barons stood on the field at Runnymede and demanded of King John the basic rights spelled out in the Great Charter.
The Magna Carta has become a symbol of liberty, according to Lord Denning “… the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot.” The drafters of the Constitution of the United States of America were influenced by the Magna Carta.
Sare de Quincy (1155-1219), 1st Earl of Winchester, was one of the chief authors of the Magna Carta and one of the 25 Surety Barons on the field that day.
Sare de Quincy was my 25th great-grandfather.
Today in this New World, to which my English ancestors immigrated starting in 1635, we have a despot in the White House. He violates our Constitution, impugns our free press and the rule of law, and has shady dealings with foreign governments.
I don’t wield the clout of my 25th great-grandfather, but I am one of millions who love our country and revere our Constitution. As a citizen of the United States, and as a 25th great-granddaughter of Baron Sare de Quincy, I pledge to fight for decency, for democracy, for Democrats.
I owe it to him.
The Peasley Perspective 
EXCELLENT! Great background about the M C as well as the wonderful genes and stand for equality that flow all the way from the Sare de Quincy’s to his most rightful heir – one Sandra Lynn O’Leary. Bridget Piper bpiper.wa@gmail.com
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Well said!! D
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