This is an example of the defense of the natural rights of free people (B).
Natural rights are rights which are believed to be so self-evident that they cannot be questioned. The United States Declaration of Independence lists the following natural rights: "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
This excerpt defends the natural right to <u>liberty</u>, as exemplified by such phrases as:
- "being of right free;"
- "the love of liberty natural to all men;"
- "enjoy their liberty."
First, the people were tired and hungry. They did not want to enter the war against Germany. The soldiers were poorly trained and equipped. Second, the Tsar was hated by extremists groups who wanted to industrialize Russia. The Peasants and Solders would turn against the Tsar and the Tsar was forced to step down.