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| Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789 Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789 |
Articles:
1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
2. The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imperceptible rights of man. 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.
4. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. These limits can only be determined by law.
5. Law can only prohibit such actions as are hurtful to society. Nothing may be prevented which is not forbidden by law, and no one may be forced to do anything not provided for by law.
6. Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has a right to participate personally, or through his representative, in its foundation. It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes. All citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally eligible to all dignities and to all public positions and occupations, according to their abilities, and without distinction except that of their virtues and talents.
7. No person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. Any one soliciting, transmitting, executing, or causing to be executed, any arbitrary order, shall be punished. But any citizen summoned or arrested in virtue of the law shall submit without delay, as resistance constitutes an offense.
8. The law shall provide for such punishments only as are strictly and obviously necessary, and no one shall suffer punishment except it be legally inflicted in virtue of a law passed and promulgated before the commission of the offense.
9. As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty, if arrest shall be deemed indispensable, all harshness not essential to the securing of the prisoner's person shall be severely repressed by law.
10. No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established by law.
11. The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law.
12. The security of the rights of man and of the citizen requires public military forces. These forces are, therefore, established for the good of all and not for the personal advantage of those to whom they shall be entrusted.
13. A common contribution is essential for the maintenance of the public forces and for the cost of administration. This should be equitably distributed among all the citizens in proportion to their means.
14. All the citizens have a right to decide, either personally or by their representatives, as to the necessity of the public contribution; to grant this freely; to know to what uses it is put; and to fix the proportion, the mode of assessment and of collection and the duration of the taxes.
15. Society has the right to require of every public agent an account of his administration.
16. A society in which the observance of the law is not assured, nor the separation of powers defined, has no constitution at all.
17. Since property is an inviolable and sacred right, no one shall be deprived thereof except where public necessity, legally determined, shall clearly demand it, and then only on condition that the owner shall have been previously and equitably indemnified.
How did the Enlightenment influence the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
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Your response must be at least 2 paragraphs long.
The Enlightenment taught that scientific law governed the universe. It also taught that man had the right to a chosen government. In Locke's treatise #2, he says,
ReplyDelete"...the people may-and indeed should-rebel against their government and replace it with one that will remember its trust".
Locke is saying that people should fight against their government if they strongly disagree with it. So, not only did the Enlightenment inspire the Declaration, but it also inspired the American Revolution. The patriots were not happy about being taxed and controlled by their government. So, they decided to fight back against the government they hated.
The Enlightenment has influenced the declaration in even more ways too. Thomas Jefferson, the person wrote the Declaration, based it on the ideas of the Enlightenment. John Locke said that everybody should have "Life, liberty, and the right to property." Instead of right to property, Thomas Jefferson selected the third natural law to be the pursuit of happiness. As you can see, the Enlightenment has influenced the Declaration of Independence in many ways.
E.L.
The Enlightenment influenced the Declaration of the Rights on Man in several ways. It was made by the National Assembly during the French Revolution and the revolt of the Third Estate. It expressed the principles of individualism and liberalism such as economic freedom, individual rights and freedoms, all in which were expressed by the Enlightenment. The enlightenment ideas encouraged people to question traditional authority.
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, in the Declaration of the Rights on Man, all laws are influenced by Locke's ideas on "social contracts" and "natural rights." For instance, stated in the Declaration of Rights on Man, it says "men are born and remain free and equal it rights." This clearly presents Locke's idea in which men are born with 'natural rights.' Ultimately, the Enlightenment encouraged many new ideas on equality and rights.
- J.L
Around the time of the enlightenment people started to think. They started to question the church and how they where being treated. People started protesting against the government and their king. The French realized that their government was corrupt, they weren't paying taxes and they where taking anything and everything the people had. The representatives of the French people saw what was causing all the protesting and made the Declaration of the rights of man.
ReplyDeleteThe Enlightenment caused change, it caused people to think not only the poor but the rich. The people wanted equality in everything. The Declaration gave them freedom, liberty, security and property. These rights gave the people a voice they could share their opinion but not go around screaming it to the world. These 17 rights changed the way we live, it wasn't the end of inequality but it was a start towards a new life.
AP
The Enlightenment influence the Declaration of the Rights of Man by having many different ideas like having guaranteed religious freedom, the freedom of speech and the press, personal security. Because due to the fact that the enlightenment help influence many of these different ideas that some are still continue today into the U.S constitution and also the Bill of Rights like the freedom of speech and the press and having contribute to the Enlightenment and the Declaration of the Right of Man.
ReplyDeleteIn many different ways, the enlightenment has changed how we look at the rights of human beings and also how we are born and equal in rights and also how people are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty and also today how people have the freedom of speech and also how the Enlightenment changed humans in the world forever.
- O.N.
The Enlightenment influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man because the Enlightenment was pretty much the time period of when there was the advancing of human reason and rejecting traditional ideas. The ideas during the time of the Enlightenment could be described as similar to the Rights of Man. This is because during the 18th century, the Enlightenment represented the way of thinking about mankind and their environment. They describe how all creations are equal and would remain equal even in the eyes of law. Some of the influences made during the Enlightenment could have been from the influential enlightenment thinks. These were the Enlightenment Philosophers that each believed in different ideas about life and nature.
ReplyDeleteSome statements of the Declaration of the Rights of Man that could have been influenced by the Enlightenment could be how, “The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this free as shall be defined by law” and “No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established by law.” This is because John Locke has one stated that all men have natural rights, which are life, liberty, and property. He felt that the government had one purpose; to protect these rights and if they didn’t do that, people had a right to go against their government. Another philosopher that could’ve influenced these laws was Voltaire, who believed in freedom of speech. Voltaire spoke out about the bad government when he felt there was something wrong; he felt that he simply had the right to speak out his opinions especially if it was the right thing to do. These two philosophers influenced those statements because they both support the idea of going against a corrupt government and to be able to have the right to speak their mind; freedom of speech.
CT.
The enlightenment influence the declaration of right of man by giving the freedom of speech. Everyone men is consider innocent until they are found guilty. The enlightenment gave us rights. For example we can now say anything we want about the government and not get arrested. Also we can't go to fail because of a fails statement.
ReplyDeleteNot only it gave us the freedom of speech but now we can believe in anything we want and not be scolded at by the government. The enlightenment is a big impact to everyone because it let people be more open. People can disagree with the government. No one has the power to kill someone and get away with it. And everyone is welcome in any place.
-EP
The enlightenment influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
ReplyDelete-KZ
People don’t have to listen to the church but had to follow the laws, the laws gave each individual man freedom and rights. No body may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation, no person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. Individual can have his own opinions, religion views and the law should not being distrubed by the law.
Unlike before, when everyone had to listen to the church, follow what the Pope says. The Declaration of the Rights of Man gave freedom to write, read, think, and speak. The Enlightment, gave people knowledge to think more, to think against the church, to the right thing. And therefore, the main idea for the Declaration of the Rights of Man is to gave individual man freedom and right to do their own things. Each man was born free and no one could take away anyone’s right.
The enlightenment had a great influence on the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The French representatives made a National Assembly and approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man. They believed that the greedy and ignorant rights of men are what cause a bad society and government. The Declaration of the Rights of Man includes articles that state that men are born equal, we have freedom and liberty as long as it doesn’t harm anyone else or society, and more.
ReplyDeleteThe enlightenment had so many ideas to create a better society. This influenced The French National Assembly to create the Declaration of the Rights of Man. I think that these laws and rights are great because it makes a fair government and society. It states that “ 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.” They made it so that there can be no dictatorship and a government with the three branches of government.
-P.K.
The Enlightenment influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man in many ways. First of all, the Enlightenment is the start of human using facts and reasons to draw conclusions and make choices. No longer using religions and beliefs.
ReplyDeleteRights number 7, No person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. This rights is using the factor reasoning. No one should be accused because of what someone believes in or what that someone that thought of the person. Until the person is proven guilty with all the correct evidence, the person shall not be accused, arrested, or imprisoned. That is reasonable, a very big factor during the Enlightenment.
-LT
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was influence by the Enlightenment in many ways. The Enlightenment made the people question the church and think for themselves. The people were able to draw conclusions by themselves and did not have to believe what the church said. The Enlightenment gave many great ideas to the Declaration of the Rights of Man .
ReplyDeleteThe Declaration of the Rights of Man were laws that gave the people a chance to be heard, and it allowed them to voice their opinions. It allowed the men of France to all be equal and to all have natural rights. One important right that showed that was #7. To explain it simply, it allowed all men that were sentenced to jail have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. It allowed them to be charged either one based on facts and evidence which support their case. This is one of the rights from the Declaration of Rights of Man that was later on used in the Declaration of Independence because it is one of the given rights of men to be judged based on evidence and not prejudice.
-S.Li
The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was a time in history when people all over Europe questioned traditional matters. Philosophers, scientist, and others would use the power of reasoning to change the society. They questioned life, nature, the Earth (etc).The Enlightenment was a foreshadowing of the Declaration of Independence.
ReplyDeleteThe Enlightenment had a great impact on the Declaration of the Rights of Man. I believe it gave them the ideas to rebel against the government and the king because they were being treated unfair. The Declaration of the Right of Man basically gave the people a voice. I believe an important rule was law number eight which stated that no one can go through punishment without a legitimate reason. This would supposedly give a rest to the Guillotine.
-A.S
The Enlightenment influence the Declaration of the Rights of Man by having many different ideas like having guaranteed religious freedom, the freedom of speech and the press, personal security. One important right that showed that was #7.it simply allowed all men that were sentenced to jail have the right to be innocent until proven guiltyAs you can see, in the Declaration of the Rights on Man, all laws are influenced by Locke's ideas on "social contracts" and "natural rights." For instance, stated in the Declaration of Rights on Man, it says "men are born and remain free and equal it rights.Unlike before, when everyone had to listen to the church, follow what the Pope says. The Declaration of the Rights of Man gave freedom to write, read, think, and speak.The Enlightment, gave people knowledge to think more, to think against the church, to the right thing.
ReplyDeleteJ.G
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was influence by the Enlightenment in many ways. During this time people began to think on there own and not go by the churches ideas. The philosophers of that time encouraged this. They also came up with many ideas that would enhance peoples lives. these ideas where very fresh new ideas that where very different from the church's. but these ideas where so great that many of them where implanted into the declaration of the rights of man. the one that stands out to me the most would have to be #7.
ReplyDelete7. No person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. Any one soliciting, transmitting, executing, or causing to be executed, any arbitrary order, shall be punished. But any citizen summoned or arrested in virtue of the law shall submit without delay, as resistance constitutes an offense.
this one is simply giving the right of being innocent until proven guilty.. also you have #10.
10. "No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established by law." this is basically freedom of religion. some of these ideas are so great that they still exist in our government today.
-GG
Rights number 7, No person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. This rights is using the factor reasoning. No one should be accused because of what someone believes in or what that someone that thought of the person. Until the person is proven guilty with all the correct evidence, the person shall not be accused, arrested, or imprisoned. That is reasonable, a very big factor during the Enlightenment.
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, in the Declaration of the Rights on Man, all laws are influenced by Locke's ideas on "social contracts" and "natural rights." For instance, stated in the Declaration of Rights on Man, it says "men are born and remain free and equal it rights." This clearly presents Locke's idea in which men are born with 'natural rights.' Ultimately, the Enlightenment encouraged many new ideas on equality and rights.
KPO