The representatives of the french people organized in a national assembly considering that ignorance forgetfulness or contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public miseries and the corruption of governments have resolved to set forth in a solemn declaration the.
National assembly declaration of the rights of man and citizen. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen french. The long awaited fourth installment of my french revolution series addresses the declaration of the rights of man and the citizen which was passed by the national assembly in 1789. The declaration was written by marquis de lafeyette a french military officer who fought in the american revolution and was inspired by the ideals of liberty expressed by thomas jefferson in the declaration of independence. It was a concise expression of enlightenment values and ideas embraced by most political clubs and factions.
The declaration was drafted by the abbé sieyès and the marquis de lafayette in consultation with thomas jefferson. The sugar to its cookies. On august 26th 1789 the national assembly adopted the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen. This assembly was the yeast to the declaration of the rights of man and citizen s bread.
The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was. Presented here is the first printed edition from the collections of the national library of france. The declaration of the rights of man and citizen was passed by the national constituent assembly in august 1789. The disaster that was the meeting of the estates general in 1789 led directly to france s first.
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. It was a constitutional document that guaranteed the rights of all individual frenchmen. Without the national assembly there wouldn t have been a declaration of the rights of man and citizen. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen of august 26 1789 is one of the fundamental texts included in the preamble to the french constitution of october 1958.
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen decreed by the national assembly in the sessions of 20th 21st 23rd 24th and 26th august 1789 accepted by the king introduction the representatives of the french people constituted as a national assembly considering that ignorance neglect or contempt for the rights of man are the sole causes.