Which of the following individuals most strongly influenced the ideas in the excerpt of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen above? Source: The Avalon Project at Yale Law School (adapted) from the NYS Global History and Geography Regents Exam, January 2011.Ħ. These limits can only be determined by law. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.Ĥ. The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.Ģ. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Base your answers to questions 6, 7, and 8 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.ĭeclaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen-1789Īpproved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789ġ.
