This set the example and had profound impact on other countries. Such major socialist revolutions of the twentieth century as in Russia, China and Cuba were inspired by this French declaration. .
Freedom of Worship.
The National Assembly called for freedom of worship of different religions and abolished all special activities and privileges of the Catholic Church. Freedom of worship and equal treatment of different religions was subsequently adapted in a number of Western democracies. .
Separation of Government and Religion.
In 1791, the National Assembly brought forward a new constitution. It made France a limited monarchy and established a system of separation of powers between a secular government and religion. Under the new constitution, the old distinctions between the clergy, nobles, and commoners disappeared. Secularism spread to other countries and most of today's Western countries have democratic, secular governments. .
End of Monarchy, Serfdom and Slavery - Establishment of a Republic.
Subsequent National Convention abolished all feudal customs, ended monarchy and ended serfdom and slavery and declared France a republic. This set an example for other countries to follow, with serfdom and slavery gradually abolished elsewhere.
Democracy and Nationalism.
The French Revolution replaced traditional aristocratic forms of government with a republic and more open electoral systems. Women were able to vote for the first time. The Revolution spread its core ideas of nationalism and democracy throughout the world. The French core Democratic platform of "Liberty Equality, Fraternity" soon became a popular slogan around the world.
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" was the main theme of the Revolution. Liberty meant the rights to property, security of life, to resistance, to worship, to freedom of action, speech, expression and the press. Equality meant the absence of all elements of feudalism, including serfdom and the privileges of the clergy and the nobility, and equality before the law.
