Declaration of the Rights of Man (France, 1789)—Words of Freedom Series

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By GPA Publications

3 MINUTE READ

May 2, 2016

Ceramic tiles displaying the text of the Declaration of the Rights of Man cover the tunnel walls of Concorde Station on Paris Métro Line 12. Each tile has only a letter — no punctuation or space between words. ©Shutterstock/Carsten Medom Madsen — Ceramic tiles displaying the text of the Declaration of the Rights of Man cover the tunnel walls of Concorde Station on Paris Métro Line 12. Each tile has only a letter — no punctuation or space between words.
©Shutterstock/Carsten Medom Madsen

A fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights. Inspired by the American Revolution and by the Enlightenment philosophers, the declaration had a major impact on the development of freedom and democracy worldwide.

(Pamphlet, 4 pgs.)

PDF – web English (1 MB)

Freedom of Expression

Democracy

Pamphlet