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The Declaration of the Rights of Man was written by the National Assembly of France on the French Revolution and what led to the corruption of the government. According to the National Assembly, the neglected rights of man led to the corruption of government. In order to fix this problem, the National Assembly accumulated a set of the rights of man which is called The Declaration of the Rights of Man. Its states that men are born free and equal and one must work to preserve these natural rights. The Declaration also states that one has the freedom to communication of ideas, which is constituted by the liberty of freedom. Lastly, in order to preserve the rights of man, the government must provide a public military force. In essence, if government and man followed these rules, there would be an end to government corruption in France during the time period. http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence/images/slave_routes/pictures/france-rights-of-man2.jpg

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