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Thomas jefferson often consulted with lafayette during the drafting of this french declaration of rights in july 1789.
Declaration of the rights of man thomas jefferson. It was published in two parts in march 1791 and february. Declaration of independence which thomas jefferson penned in 1776 during the beginning of the american revolution the phrase was present in jefferson s original draft of the declaration. The quotation all men are created equal is part of the u s. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was largely composed by the marquis de lafayette in line with the reformist spirit of the times and approved by the national assembly of france on august 26 th 1789.
Thomas jefferson borrowed liberally from the enlightenment theory from john locke specifically focusing on locks theories of the equality of men natural rights and that people should have a say on how the government treated people. The principal author of the declaration of independence jefferson was a proponent of. Although lafayette helped to secure a statement of fundamental rights he lost all influence as the french revolution entered its most radical phase august 1792. It was a constitutional document that guaranteed the rights of all individual frenchmen.
Lafayette proceeded to persuade the french national assembly to adopt the declaration of the rights of man and the citizen a document he drafted in cooperation with jefferson. The declaration was drafted by the abbé sieyès and the marquis de lafayette in consultation with thomas jefferson. Ambassador to the french kingdom was a personal friend of the marquis de lafayette and was consulted by him in this matter. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen french.
Jefferson helped lafayette write the declaration of the rights of man and citizen which was based on his own declaration of independence the virginia declaration of rights and the american bill of rights which james madison was simultaneously writing back in the united states. It was a concise expression of enlightenment values and ideas embraced by most political clubs and factions. Thomas jefferson who was serving as u s. He previously served as the second vice president of the united states from 1797 to 1801.
It was thereafter quoted and incorporated into speeches by a wide array of substantial figures in american political and social life in the united. Thomas jefferson april 13 1743 july 4 1826 was an american statesman diplomat lawyer architect philosopher and founding father who served as the third president of the united states from 1801 to 1809. Jefferson s immersion in the french revolution and his influence on the republican leaders can be seen in the surviving documents.