3. • 1789
• French Revolution
• Citizens revolted
• National Constituent Assembly
• Marquis de Lafayette
• First declaration made of a state
• John Locke inspiration - liberalism
4. • Rights of individuals, liberty, and political
equality
• Expression of the community
• Forbid non-promoting actions
• Freedom from oppression
5. • Men are born free and remain free and equal in
rights. Social distinctions can be based only on
public utility
• The aim of every political association is the
preservation of the natural and imprescriptible
rights of man. These rights are
liberty, property, security, and resistance to
oppression
• Liberty consists in the power to do anything that
does not injure others
