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	The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
		The 1789 Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen was inspired by the American Declaration of Independence of 1776.
		The Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen, along with the decrees of August 4 and 11, 1789 abolishing feudal rights, was one of the fundamental texts adopted by the Constituent Assembly formed in the wake of the meeting of the Estates General.
		Article 12 - To guarantee the Rights of Man and of the Citizen a public force is necessary; this force is therefore established for the benefit of all, and not for the particular use of those to whom it is entrusted.
	www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /en/article-imprim.php3?id_article=1505 (1054 words)

	"Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" (August 1789)
		Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (August 1789)
		The guarantee of the rights of man and citizen requires a public force; this force then is instituted for the advantage of all and not for the personal benefit of those to whom it is entrusted.
		All the citizens have a right to ascertain, by themselves or by their representatives, the necessity of the public tax, to consent to it freely, to follow the employment of it, and to determine the quota, the assessment, the collection, and the duration of it.
	www.historyguide.org /intellect/declaration.html (688 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
		All citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally admissible to all honours, employments and public offices, according to their capacity, and without other distinction than that of virtues and talents.
		The guarantee of the rights of man and citizen necessitates a public force; such a force, therefore, is instituted for the advantage of all and not for the particular benefit of those to whom it is entrusted.
		Citizens have the right to ascertain, by themselves or through their representatives, the necessity of the public tax, to consent to it freely, to supervise its use, and to determine its assessment, payment and duration.
	history.binghamton.edu /hist130/docs/dormc.htm (660 words)

	Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen - LoveToKnow 1911
		DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN, a sort of manifesto issued in 1789 by the Constituent Assembly in the French Revolution, to be inscribed at the head of the constitution when it should be completed.
		Historians have traced a connexion with the declarations of rights which preceded the constitution of some of the states of the American Union, especially of Virginia, but the situation in France at the time, and the influence of the writings of the philosophes made the proposal for such a statement very natural.
		Similar declarations were attached to the constitution of 1793 and to that of the year III.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Declaration_of_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen (288 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - TLP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Illustrated Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
		The declaration, although seemingly covering all persons, was not applied to slaves or free people of color in the French colonies, this was driving force behind some of the revolts leading up to the Haitian Revolution.
		As all citizens are equal in the eye of the law, positions of high rank, public office and employment are open to all on an equal basis according to ability and without any distinction other than that based on their merit or skill.
	thelouvertureproject.org /index.php?title=Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen (858 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen - English
		All the citizen being equal in regard to it, are also access to all dignities, places and public employment, according to their capacity and without any other distinction that their virtue and their talent.
		Any man is supposed to be innocent until he has been declared guilty, if it is considered as necessary to imprison him, any rigour which would not be necessary to ensure of his person must be severly repressed by the law.
		Each citizen has the right, by himself or by his representatives, to state the need of the public contribution, to agree freely to it, to follow its use, and to determine its share, its quantity, its recovery and its duration.
	www.inter-zone.org /15DDHCeng.html (666 words)

	HIS 102 Document Background Information
		The appointment of William and Mary as king and queen of England was accompanied by a declaration of rights which itemized the alleged criminal acts of King James II and indicated the rights of the peoples' representatives.
		The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) was one of the first and most important political documents of the French Revolution.
		The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the culmination of a three-year process of sometimes contentious debate to develop and issue a statement on human rights.
	novaonline.nvcc.edu /eli/evans/his102/aids/Background.html (1320 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND CITIZEN [Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen] a fundamental document of French constitutional history, drafted by Emmanuel Sieyès, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on Aug. 26, 1789, and embodied in the French constitution of 1791 as a preamble.
		The rights to "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression" and the rights to freedom of speech and of the press were guaranteed.
		Maryland's "First Citizen": the Maryland senate issues a "First Citizen" award every year as a well deserved tribute to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the wealthiest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-declarr1m1n1c1.html (433 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
		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.
		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.
		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.
	www.constitution.org /fr/fr_drm.htm (833 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - France - Aug. 26, 1789
		Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - France - Aug. 26, 1789
		All citizens, being equal in its eyes, shall be equally eligible to all high offices, public positions and employments, according to their ability, and without other distinction than that of their virtues and talents.
		Article 12--To guarantee the Rights of Man and of the Citizen a public force is necessary; this force is therefore established for the benefit of all, and not for the particular use of those to whom it is entrusted.
	www.bessel.org /declrts.htm (797 words)

	France - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
		France - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
		Declaration on the Rights of Man in Society > France - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789-1791)
		France - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789-1791)
	portal.unesco.org /ci/ev.php?URL_ID=8037&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1046269288 (202 words)

	Human Rights Documents: Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen 1789
		Since all citizens are equal in the eyes of the law, all are equally eligible for all dignities, positions and public employment, according to their capacities and without distinctions other than their virtues and talents.
		The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the must precious rights of man; any citizen may therefore speak, write and print freely, but is responsible for any abuse of this liberty in the cases provided for by the law.
		Citizens have the right to verify for themselves, or through their representatives, the necessity of the public contribution; to freely give their consent to it and follow its use; to determine its amount, the revenue on which it is based, the means of collection and the duration of the tax.
	www.derechos.net /doc/tratados/eng/79.html (682 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - France - Aug. 26, 1789
		Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - France - Aug. 26, 1789
		Article 12--To guarantee the Rights of Man and of the Citizen a public force is necessary; this force is therefore established for the benefit of all, and not for the particular use of those to whom it is entrusted.
		Article 14--All citizens have the right to ascertain, by themselves, or through their representatives, the need for a public tax, to consent to it freely, to watch over its use, and to determine its proportion, basis, collection and duration.
	bessel.org /declrts.htm (797 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
		Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (26 August 1789)
		All citizens being equal in its eyes are equally admissible to all public dignities, offices, and employments, according to their ability, and with no other distinction than that of their virtues and talents.
		All citizens have the right, by themselves or through their representatives, to have demonstrated to them the necessity of public taxes, to consent to them freely, to follow the use made of the proceeds, and to determine the means of apportionment, assessment, and collection, and the duration of them.
	www.columbia.edu /~iw6/docs/decright.html (697 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 1789 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally admissible to all honours, offices and public employment, according to their capacity and without any distinction other than those of their integrity and talents.
		The guaranteeing of the rights of man and the citizen requires a public force: this force is therefore established for everybody's advantage and not for the particular benefit of the persons who are entrusted with it.
		All citizens have the right, personally or by means of their representatives, to have demonstrated to them the necessity of public taxes, so that they can consent freely to them, can check how they are used, and can determine the shares to be paid, their assessment, collection and duration.
	www.mdx.ac.uk /www/study/x1789.htm (1428 words)

	HRNi - Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of the Year I
		Any act done against man outside of the cases and without the forms that the law determines is arbitrary and tyrannical; the one against whom it may be intended to be executed by violence has the right to repel it by force.
		The right of property is that which belongs to every citizen to enjoy, and to dispose at his pleasure of his goods, income, and of the fruits of his labor and his skill.
		All citizens have the right to participate in the establishment of taxes, to watch over the employment of them, and to cause an account of them to be rendered.
	www.hrni.org /files/instruments/HRNi_EN_857.html (1015 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Declaration of the Righ of Man and of the Citizen (French: La Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen) is one of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution, defining a set of individual rights of liberty and collective rights of all of the estates as one.
		The declaration was drafted by the Marquis de Lafayette and was adopted by the National Assembly; it was the first step in a transition from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
		The Declaration is largely individualistic, not addressing freedom of assembly, liberty of association, or the right to strike.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen (1266 words)

	Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
		All citizens being equal in its eyes are equally admissible to all public dignities, offices and employments, according to their ability, and with no other distinction than that of their virtues and talents.
		The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may therefore speak, write and print freely, if he accepts his own responsibility for any abuse of this liberty in the cases set by the law.
		All citizens have the right, by themselves or through their representatives, to have demonstrated to them the necessity of public taxes, to consent to them freely, to follow the use made of the proceeds, and to determine the means of apportionment, assessment, and collection, and the duration of them.
	web.mit.edu /21h.418/www/exodus/Declaration.html (648 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 [France]
		Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 [France]
		All citizens, being equal in its eyes, shall be equally eligible for all important offices, positions and public employments, according to their ability and without other distinction than that of their qualities and talents.
		They further have the right to grant the tax freely, to watch over how it is used, and to determine its amount[4], the basis for its assessment and of its collection, and its duration.
	www.magnacartaplus.org /french-rights/1789.htm (1084 words)

	Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen du 26 Août 1789 -- My translation, which may not be word for word, ...
		All the citizens, being equal in its eyes, are also acceptable by all dignitaries, in all places and in all measure of public employment, according to their capacity and without other distinction than that of their virtues and their talents.
		Article 12 The guarantee of human rights and of the citizen requires a police force: this force is thus instituted for the advantage of all, and not just for the particular utility of those {officials} to which it is entrusted.
		Article 14 All citizens have the right to vote, by themselves or through their representatives, for the need for the public contribution, to agree to it voluntarily, to allow implementation of it, and to determine its appropriation, the {amount of} assessment, its collection and its duration.
	www.hightowertrail.com /Declaration.htm (976 words)

	DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN
		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.
		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.
		Since property is an undeniable and sacred right, no one shall be deprived of it except where public necessity, legally determined, shall clearly demand it.
	www.drizzle.com /~jcouture/1_world/french_rev/r_declaration_rights_man.htm (904 words)

	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
		All citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally admissible to all honours, offices and public employment, according to their capacity and without any distinction other than those of their integrity and talents.
		The guaranteeing of the rights of man and the citizen requires public force: this force is therefore established for everybody’s advantage and not for the particular benefit of the persons who are entrusted with it.
		All citizens have the right, personally or by means of their representatives, to have demonstrated to them the necessity of public taxes.
	www.historyhome.co.uk /c-eight/france/decman.htm (721 words)

	ClassZone.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The document that became French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was proposed by none other than a member of the French nobility, the Marquis de Lafayette.
		With the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, the National Assembly (of which Lafayette was a member) laid out the principles that would govern all its future work.
		When the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was brought to Louis XVI for approval, he hesitated, recognizing the drastic change it represented.
	www.classzone.com /net_explorations/U5/U5_article3.cfm (560 words)

	Virginia Declaration of Rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Mason was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
		It was adopted unanimously by the Virginia Convention of Delegates on June 12, 1776, and influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), the United States Bill of Rights (1789), and the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789).
		James Madison was also influenced by the Declaration while drafting the Bill of Rights (completed September 1787, approved 1789), as was the Marquis de Lafayette in composing the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virginia_Declaration_of_Rights (713 words)

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		{\b The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen}.
		The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' was adopted in Paris on August 26th, 1789.
		The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen' is a revolutionary political tract which has elevated status in France.
	www.cs.utah.edu /~goller/books/FRENCHRV/BIOG.TXT (304 words)

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