The "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" was written on August 26th, 1789 by Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette. It was based on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's general will theory along with the seportation of powers and, the idea that all men were subjected to universal and natural human rights. It was thought of as an affirmation of the French Revolution and made a impact of the development of liberty and democracy in Europe. Initially seen as the most sacred document, the declaration was to be amended a numerous amount of times during the revaluation, once in 1793 and then again in 1795 so it'd fit the Constitution. even after that, the original (1789) still remains the most historically significant. The summer of 1789 was a very hopeful time for France, many things happening like The Storming of the Bastille and, The three estates of pre-revolutionary France had reconciled into a single National Constituent Assembly. With the Blood-Soaked months of the Reign of Terror still years into the future, the summer of 1789 witnessed a peaceful and orderly revolution. some articles of the Declaration state, "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.", "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 limits can only be determined by law." and, "No person shall be accused, arrested, or imprisoned except in the cases and according to the forms prescribed by law. Anyone soliciting, transmitting, executing, or causing to be executed, any arbitrary order, shall be punished. But any citizen summoned or arrested in virtue of the law shall submit without delay, as resistance constitutes an offense.". Said articles all contributed to the great impacts on France. The French Revolution also took inspiration from the recent American Revolution, many starry-eyed deputies saw it as premier success of freedom triumphing over tyranny.
