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The '''Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen''' was an outcome of

The '''Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen''' was an outcome of

the [[French Revolution]], defining a set of individual rights. It was adopted by the National ''[[Assemblée Constituante]]'' (originating in the [[Estates General]]), which was charged with writing a [[Constitution]] for [[monarchic]] [[France]], and was largely derived from the ideas of [[Jean Jacques Rousseau]]. It was also written in part by [[Thomas Jefferson]].

the [[French Revolution]], defining a set of individual rights. It was adopted by the National ''[[Assemblée Constituante]]'' (originating in the [[Estates General]]), which was charged with writing a [[Constitution]] for [[monarchic]] [[France]], and was largely derived from the ideas of [[Jean Jacques Rousseau]].<ref>http://www.shmoop.com/historical-texts/declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-citizen/jean-jacques-rousseau.html</ref> It was also written in part by [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/10/thomas-jefferson-radical-and-racist/376685/</ref>

The principles set forth in the declaration come from the philosophical and political principles of the [[Age of Enlightenment]], such as the [[separation of powers]] espoused by [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]].

The principles set forth in the declaration come from the philosophical and political principles of the [[Age of Enlightenment]], such as the [[separation of powers]] espoused by [[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]].