Essay - Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen...

Declaration of the Rights ***** Man and of the Citizen

The document known as the Declaration of the Rights of ***** and of the ***** w***** written for the purpose of delineating the rights that every individual is entitled to. It was originally authored by Marie Joseph Paul Roche Yves Gilbert du Motier, known most commonly as the Marquis de La Fayette. He was born in***** French aristocracy ***** 1757; at the age of fourteen he enlisted in ***** French military. When the American war ***** in*****pendence broke out, La ***** was immediately enamored by the ideals of freedom ***** democracy for which ***** *****s fought. Beginning from the tender age ***** nineteen and against all odds, he actively fought in the American Revolution.

After participating in the American war, La Fayette returned to his country. Once there he became intimately involved with the start of ano*****r revolution, this time within his native France. Just prior to the revolution, he ***** elected into the Estates-General ***** later became vice-president ***** ***** ***** National Assembly. He was known to often publicly demand that the Estates-General hold the king accountable. After ***** start of the *****, he ***** both a prominent military as well as political figure, who was known ***** be unflinching in his demands ***** li*****rty, justice, and democracy. He was witness to much ***** the ***** turmoil prevalent in France up until his death in 1834.

***** La ***** was serving as vice-president of ***** National Assembly, he proposed to write a ***** similar to the US ***** of Independence. The assembly passed the document on August 26, 1789; it was to serve as the basis for an eventual French constitution. ***** document ***** made in order to address France's king Louis XVI, ***** the reason why it was made was ***** ***** purpose ***** imploring him to change his regime ***** being that of an absolute monarchy to ***** a **********l monarchy.

The main point of the declaration is to emphasize what the ***** ***** ***** indivi*****al is s*****posed ***** be. The ***** lays out how these rights guarantee the freedoms that a person could enjoy, such as freedom of ***** press, of worship, and of ownership for example. Many of the principles within ***** declaration also explain about the relationship that should exist between the rights of man and ***** laws governing society. It emph*****izes how the ***** ***** government should only be used to guarantee ***** protection of these rights.

As an example ***** this, Article 4 states ***** ***** individual can enjoy his/her ***** with no limits, with the exception that the enjoyment of such rights does not trample upon the rights of o*****rs. The laws ***** government are meant ***** define the point where an individual might infringe upon ano*****r one's rights. Other than abiding by the law, Article 5 goes on to state ***** no one can be prevented from doing ***** the ***** ***** not expressly forbid nor ***** someone be forced