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In 1789,
the National Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man. This
document clearly reflected Enlightenment ideals related to liberty, property,
natural rights, and the ending of oppression. For example, the first three
articles of the Declaration stated:
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1. “Men are born and remain free and equal in
rights.”
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2. “The aim of all political association is the
preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights
are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.”
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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.”
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The
influence of the Enlightenment on the French Revolution can be seen most
clearly in its slogan: “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”—“Liberty,
Equality, and Fraternity.”
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