"The representatives of the French people... believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sol
e cause of public calamities and of the corruption of governments, have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of man, in order that this declaration... shall remind them continually of their rights and duties; in order that the acts of the legislative power, as well as those of the executive power, may be compared at any moment with the objects and purposes of all political institutions and may thus be more respected..." - From The Declarations of the Rights of Man and of Citizen, 1789
This excerpt from The Declarations of the Rights of Man and of Citizen contains influences from what other 18th-century event?
A) The Seven Years' War
B) The French Revolution
C) The Haitian Revolution
D) The American Revolution
The American Declaration of Independence and Constitution inspired the French revolutionaries. The bond of France´s joining and supporting the American side in the Revolutionary War can´t be overlooked. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen are mainly inspired in the ideas of Enlightenment, of thinkers such as Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau.
What is the difference between a civil right and a human right? Simply put, human rights are rights one acquires by being alive. Civil rights are rights that one obtains by being a legal member of a certain political state.
because julius ceasar made an alliace with crassus and pompeii. after crassus' death, ceasar took everything when he defaeted pompeii and claimed the title of dictator.
