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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789 – Declaration Project

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789

Editor’s Note: If there was a declaration to be written in the years soon after the founding of our republic, who better than Thomas Jefferson to have at least have some hand in its composition? As U.S. minister to France, Jefferson at times leant his expertise and insights — in many ways the product of … Continue reading Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789