aug 26, 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man

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When the National Constituent Assembly began to think of a plan to protect individual rights in the new nation, the solution was to create a document specifically protecting these rights. And on August 26th, 1789, it passed as the declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The declaration became a cornerstone document of the French Revolution, and to some people, its greatest legacy.

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