PrÃ(c)liminaire De La Constitution. Reconnaissance Et Exposition RaisonnÃ(c)e Des Droits De L'homme Et Du Citoyen. Lu Les 20 Et 21 Juillet 1789, Au Co

A foundational document of the French Revolution, "Préliminaire De La Constitution" presents Abbé Sieyès's influential reconnaissance and reasoned exposition of the rights of man and citizen. Read before the Committee of Constitution in July 1789, this work outlines the principles that would shape the revolutionary era. Sieyès's arguments for individual liberties and popular sovereignty are presented in meticulous detail, providing insight into the intellectual underpinnings of the revolution. This historical text remains essential for understanding the development of modern constitutional thought and the revolutionary fervor that swept through France.

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