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The Magna Carta and the First Amendment
In 16 forty one a puritan minister named nathaniel wart, drafted and proposed the massachusetts body of liberties. It was te first ever recorded protection of free speech in the american colonies. Nearly half a century before the 16 89 english bill of rights,. The origin of America's free speech tradition does not come from our british political heritage. Instead, it begins as a product of american thought, as a means to foster and develop democratic forms of government at the local level.