WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

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“ ____ Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good ____ “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?
A
natural rights
B
nationalism
C
free trade
D
socialism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Articles. Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. Article II – The goal of any political association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France’s National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article 16 Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.

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