 | Government publications - 1989 - 758 pages
...Bastille prison in Paris, marking the beginning of their own struggle against tyranny. Shortly thereafter, the National Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. This historic document noted that "ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights,... | |
 | United States - United States - 1990 - 1024 pages
...Bastille prison, thus signifying the triumph of liberty over tyranny; Whereas within a period of 31 days, the National Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen on August 26, 1789, and the Congress of the United States approved the Bill of Rights... | |
 | Administrative law - 1990 - 384 pages
...Bastille prison in Paris, marking the beginning of their own struggle against tyranny. Shortly thereafter, the National Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. This historic document noted that "ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights,... | |
 | Claude Cahn - Law - 2002 - 276 pages
...Roma What's the Connection? by Claude Cahn* At the giddy heights of revolution, on August 26, 1789, the National Assembly of France approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. This manifesto famously begins: "The representatives of the French people, organized... | |
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... the United States, marking the opening chapter of the French Revolution and the concluding chapter of the American Revolution; Whereas on July 14, 1789, the people of France liberated the hated Bastille prison, thus signifying the triumph of liberty... 