aug 26, 1789 - The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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The National Assembly adopted the document titled the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, speaking extensively on the personal freedoms / societal equality one should possess and responsibility the government has to uphold said rights. This document and the ideas behind it become a major platform for the French Revolution, as what is spoken about in this document serve as a formal representation of a revolutionary's beliefs.

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