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Man has only the rights he invents and recognizes to be rights. Remember when the US was founded it was said that all men were created equal but negros and women could not vote.

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen stated that?

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen stated that?


How did natural rights influence the french revolution?

Natural rights where the main idea in the "declaration of the rights of man," the primary political document used during the french revolution.


What documents were created in the French Revolution?

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was installed by the Legislative Assembly in October, 1791. This was 15 years after the Declaration of Independence which was signed in 1776, long before the French Revolution. It would be difficult for this French document to have any influence on the Declaration of Independence!


What did the declaration of rights of man mean to the old regime?

It meant nothing to the Ancient Regime. Absolute Monarchs ruled by Divine Right and with the full blessing of the Catholic Church. Under that set of rules and guidance there could be no Rights of Man and the Citizen.


In what ways does the declaration of the rights of man limit the power of the crown?

A declaration of the rights of man, means that the common people (the bourgeoisie) gain rights that have to do with equality, freedom of speech, freedom of religion etc. Before the declaration of the rights of man were introduced in Revolutionary France for example, the Ancien Regime (the old regime) of the monarchy determined what happened in the country concerning these topics, meaning there was only one religion in France which was the right one: the roman catholic religion, there was no freedom of press (opinion) and there was a class system (first, second and third estate) which divided the people is ranks. When the declaration of the rights of man was adapted, the people gained much more freedom and the crown lost power.