Declaration of the Rights of Man

by The Marquis de Lafayette

Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789

The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole 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, being constantly before all the members of the Social body, shall remind them continually of their rights and duties; in order that the ats 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, and, lastly, in order that the grievances of the citizens, based hereafter upon simple and incontestable principles, shall tend to the maintenance of the constitution and redound to the happiness of all. Therefore the National Assembly recognizes and proclaims, in the presence and under the auspices of the Supreme Being, the following rights of man and of the citizen:

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Question
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Which of the following expresses the main purpose of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

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Responses

to express the logos, or the reasoning behind the laws of the society
to express the logos, or the reasoning behind the laws of the society

to express why some people are free, and some people are not
to express why some people are free, and some people are not

to express the will of the National Assembly of France that every person should be free
to express the will of the National Assembly of France that every person should be free

to express the ethos, or foundation upon which the laws of the society will be built
to express the ethos, or foundation upon which the laws of the society will be built