Western Civilization II / Unit 7 WC2 0612 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, August 26
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The idea
On August twenty-sixth the Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: men born free and equal in rights, sovereignty in the nation, law as the expression of the general will. The anchor credits American models.
In practice
The witness: principles, not a constitution.
Where people slip
The anchor's American Bill of Rights came later; the course says models.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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