His ideas not only influenced later Enlightenment thinkers, but also America and France because you can see that these ideas were expressed in the American Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man. ... In conclusion, Locke and Voltaire made a great a great impact on many countries because through them they got the courage to fight for their rights to become free and two examples of this are France (French Constitution) and America (Declaration of Independence). ...

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man This declaration was adopted by the National Assembly and stated that democratic principles would be the basis for French government. ... Such major socialist revolutions of the twentieth century as in Russia, China and Cuba were inspired by this French declaration. ... The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man' is a very important document in the history of man, along with other documents of world - wide importance, such as the English Magna Carta of the 13th century, and the American Declaration of Independence of the 18th century. The Declarat...

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The effects of the enlightenment are evident in American Literature, the founding of Georgia as a colony, as well as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. ... In analyzing the writing of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, it can be noted that his work reflects the political thought of the time. ...

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The Rights have their origins in many sources, including England's Bill of Rights, the United States Bill of Rightsand France's Declaration of the Rights of Man. Genesis The development of constitutionally guaranteed fundamental human rights in India was inspired by historical examples such as England's Bill of Rights (1689), the United States Bill of Rights (approved on 17 September 1787, final ratification on 15 December 1791) and France's Declaration of the Rights of Man (created during the revolution of 1789, and ratified on 26 August 1789).[2] Under the ed...

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John Locke is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . John Locke's philosophies were influenced by his life and work. His philosophies have many good ideas. Locke's philosophies also influenced political systems. John Locke'...

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There was a bill proposed by Olympe de Gouges that called, "Declaration of the Rights of women " which is very similar to Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman. ... Out of the National assembly emerged the Preamble of the Constitution of 1791, which was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and the Constitution of 1791, which created constitutional monarchy. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was a concept of Locke's sacrosanct ideas on the rights of life, liberty, and property. ... The concept of the constitution came from the Americas whe...

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Jefferson justified the colony's rebellion in his Declaration of Independence by stating that "when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth... the laws of nature [that] God entitle[s] them..." . ...

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Ever since the Declaration of Independence, when America broke away from England, the concept of liberty followed inevitably. ... Thomas Paine preconceived America gaining independence from England. ... However, Paine does not include the downfalls that would result if America were to seek independence. ... He claims American independence is inevitable whereby he convinces those who were uncertain about rebelling. ... A right to independence and freedom includes the right to resist government regulations and charges since Paine also includes that the American government should be of the we...

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Social and technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. Never before had such an immense change in the thought processes of a mass group of people, quite possibly the world over, occurred. A change in America from the very beliefs that founded the country with European settlers, a change in the world that brought new understanding and logical thinking to the masses, a change so great that its effect has remained permanent throughout the centuries. This change, the American Enlighte...

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"All men are created equal"- as Thomas Jefferson wrote in Declaration of Independence, people could believe that their lives would depend on themselves, not on the family they happened to be born into. ...

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Social justice and democracy are two of the most discussed and argued concepts of political science, sociology, and philosophy. Democracy as we know of it today was not completely established until the 17th and 18th centuries during the Age of Enlightenment. During this time the Declaration of Indep...

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On October 5, the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, a good document all right, but only if it were followed. ... Now contrast all of this with the American Revolution, more correctly called the War for Independence. ...

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These rich, privileged men, and future authors of the Declaration of Independence, were confronted with an atmosphere that desperately required the backing of the poor and working-class people in their fight for democracy and freedom. ... Tom Pain's Common Sense (1776) delivered the first bold argument for independence in words any fairly literate person could understand: "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil". ...

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