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Marquis De Condorcet

            
             Marie Jean Caritat also known as Marquis De Condorcet became one of the leading human rights advocates to reflect and act on the issues of slavery, women's" rights and other infringements on human rights during the French Revolution. Marquis de Condorcet was recognized as being such an advocate of human rights through his writings and political encouragement of rights throughout the French Revolution. Marquis de Condorcet's constant devotion helped gain all human beings our natural rights. .
             Marquis De Condorcet was born in Ribemont, Aisne in 1743 where he grew up with his mother. His father was a cavalry captain and died five weeks after his birth. Marquis de Condorcet's mother was a very religious person which raised him to be Catholic. At the age of nine Condorcet went to live with his uncle that sent him to a Jesuit school in Rheims. In 1758, Condorcet was sent to college at the University of Paris where he learned religion and Latin, and mathematics. Condorcet took a liking to mathematics and decided to devote his life to studying it. At the age of sixteen he was acknowledged for his analytical abilities. This gained him respect from many people such as Jean le Rond D"Alembert, which decided to take him under his wing and teach him. Once Condorcet gained the respect of others his career sparked off. .
             Throughout the later half of Condorcet's life he pondered ideas and expressed his beliefs of natural rights. Condorcet used his political career to help focus on his philosophies on human rights. Not only did Condorcet use his political career in many ways to help human rights, but he also used it to demonstrate voting rights and other forms of politics which apply to all people. For example in 1785 Condorcet demonstrated how three different majorities could have equal power in voting through what is known as Condorcet's paradox. Out of all of the ideas which Condorcet reflected he first denounced the right for humans to own slaves.


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