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Overview
Author
French National Constituent Assembly
Year Ratified
1789
Type
Primary Source
Genre
History
At a Glance
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a proclamation of essential rights of French citizens including liberty, equality, ownership of property, and the right to resist tyranny.
The declaration emphasizes that authority to rule lies with the body of citizens that constitutes the nation.
The document contains echoes of other texts, including the Magna Carta (1215)—an English charter of rights—and the U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776).
The text reflects Enlightenment ideas about natural laws, human rights, and civil society.
The late 1780s were a time of political, economic, and social upheaval in France. The French Revolution broke out in 1789.
The Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) wrote the first draft of the declaration, with assistance from Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826).
Between August 20 and 26, 1789, the newly formed French National Assembly debated, revised, and adopted the declaration.
The declaration does not mention slavery or the rights of women, both of which were the subject of passionate debate among some revolutionaries.
In 1791 the articles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were incorporated into the new French Constitution.
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