Men are born equal and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinction may be founded only upon the general good ..... -Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Which principle of the Enlightenment is expressed in this quotation from the Declaration of the rights of Man and Citizen?

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“Men are born equal and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinction may be founded only upon the general good ____ “-Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Which principle of the Enlightenment is expressed in this quotation from the Declaration of the rights of Man and Citizen?

A	Nationalism
B	Natural law
C	Free trade
D	Socialism

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In the social contract, individuals agreed to form a political society based on certain conditions, including that the people surrendered many of their rights to a sovereign leader-one with legitimate authority-to protect their lives. The sovereign was given the power to enforce the contract.

Detailed explanation-2: -With the famous phrase, “man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains, ‘’ Rousseau asserts that modern states repress the physical freedom that is our birthright, and do nothing to secure the civil freedom for the sake of which we enter into civil society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Social Contract, with its famous opening sentence ‘Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains’, stated instead that people could only experience true freedom if they lived in a civil society that ensured the rights and well-being of its citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Man is born free but everywhere is in chains.” This quote made the Geneva-born political philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, world famous.

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