MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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all men were born free and equal in rights
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all male citizens had the right to vote
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male and female citizens were equal before the law
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all citizens had to pay equal taxes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be based only on considerations of the common good. The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of Man. These rights are Liberty, Property, Safety and Resistance to Oppression.
Detailed explanation-2: -These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. 3. The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation. No body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -It must be the same for everyone whether it protects or penalizes. All citizens being equal in its eyes are equally admissible to all public dignities, offices, and employments, according to their ability, and with no other distinction than that of their virtues and talents. 7.