 | Esther D. Reed - Civil rights - 2007 - 222 pages
...of public misfortunes and corruptions of the natural, imprescriptible, and inalienable rights. ... in the presence of the Supreme Being, and with the...the following sacred rights of men and of citizens . . . On August 22, 1795, another declaration was prefixed to the French Constitution. It defined the... | |
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...citizens, being directed by simple and incontestable principles, may always tend to the maintenance of the Constitution and the general happiness. For these reasons the National Assembly recognizes and declares, in the presence of the Supreme Being, and with the hope of his blessing and... | |
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I. Men are born, and always continue, free and equal in respect of their rights. Civil distinctions, therefore, can be founded only on public utility. II. The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and... 
