The Labor enquirer., 1883-09-01
'R8EsP[RRE's S DEGuRlTl0H.
The Rights Of Men Republished
After Having Been Suppressed
Nearly

Alter Having Been Suppressed
I Nearly
Ont Hundred Years.--A Remarka-
Bic Document for Profound
Study.
4 Tie representatives of the French
peoile, assembled as a national conyen-
ton acknowledge that all human lawi
/ dopt emanate from the etSsnal laws 8,
4 iustise, but are criminal attempts ii IL
norsnce and despotism egl,insf hpmani
I tx;; and nsssas 3e ilx tlda
and contempt Of Ne natsral rights oi
man are the sole auI of the crimes
and criminalitles of the world, have re-
solved to lay open, in solemn declare
ton, those sacred and inalienable rights,
to the end, that all the citizens being al
ways able to- compare the acts of the
government with the designs ofaH social
institutions, may never suffer themselves
to be oppressed and degraded by tyran-
ny, and that the people may have per-
petualy before its eyes the basis Of its
liberty and happiness and the legisla-
tor, the objects of his mission-in con-
sequence, the national convention pro-
claims, in the presence of the universe
and supreme legislator of the world, the
following declaration of the rights of
man, and of the citizen: J.
ARTICLE l. The end of all political
associations is the maintenance of the
natural and imprescriptible rights of
man, and the development of his facul.
ties. -.
ART. 3 The principal rights qf man
are those Of providing for the-phserva-
ton of his existence and liberty
I. ART. 8. These rights belong to hll men
equally, whatever difference may be in
their physical and moral force. Bquali
ty of rights is established by nature.
Society, so far from invading it, consti-
tutes its security from the abuse and
force, which would render it ullusory.
AIT Liberty is the power which
belongs to a man Of exercising Ill bis
faculties at pleasure. 1t has ipsdce for
its rule, nature for lis origin, and {he law
for IFS safeguard ...
ART. The right of peayeaory
se1bling Of manifesting opinions
whether through the press by any
other means-+are 50 necessap eonse
(ausnces Of the principles Of Rp's liDerz
tysp~st the ecessity of declatng them
tbupposes presence the re-
cent res,rcrnbranee of despotisl. -
ART. 6. Property is the r hit which
each citizen has to enjoy and 10 dispose
of, at his pleasure, the portionf fortune
or wealth that is guaranteed b him by
a just; law. .-.'
ART. 7. The right of propity is linn
tied, like all other rights, by be obliga-
ton to respect the rights of OF lers.
ART. s. 1t can prejudice neil her safety
nor liberty, nor existence, nothe prop
art,, of our fallow -citiZans
ART. 8. All traffic that viGtes this
| principle is essentially illici and i'm
moral.
ART. 10. Society is under obgation to
provide subsistence for all its hembers,
either by procuring employ hent for
them or by ensuring the mean of exist
enee to those who are incapabl of labor.
| ART. IL. The relief indispa asible to
those that are in want of the ID cessaries
is debt due from the possesprs of su-
| perhuities. 1t belongs to tR law to
determine the manner in Which the
debt should be discharged.
ART. 12. Citizens, whose inc me does
not exceed what is necessary to their
subsistence. are dispensed froH contrib.
uting to the public expendidre The
rest ought to contribute PROGRESSIVELY,
according to the extent of eifortunes
ART. IS. Society ought to flor with
allits power, the progress of Hblic rea
son, and place instruction VI thin the
reach of every citizen.
ART. Ia. The people is the Rvereign
| government is its work and it's sbroperty
the public .functionaries are Is agent
! and officers; the people may, when i
pleases, revoke its mandatories
ART. Is. The law is the fred and sol
emn expression of the people'swill
4 ART. is. The law ought I'd be equa
q for all. r.... ~
4 ART. II. The law can forbid 4ly wha
is hurtful to society; it cannot prescrib
3 only what is useful. NJ.
ART. Is. Every law that violates tn
|lmprescriptible rights of man is esser
! italy unjust and tyrannicalYit Is no La
at all. E
ART. 10. In every free state the la
f ought, above all, to defend public an
j Eaiyidual liberty against the suthori1
i 81 those who govern. Every institute
that does not support the people goo
: band the magistrate corrupdbie, is J