... by the National Assembly" (Popkin, 42). This declaration outlined who was and who was not considered a citizen and what rights they had. The word "Man" can have more than one definition. It could mean strictly one sex (male), or it also characterize all individuals as a whole (female and male). This paper will delineate the word "man" from the National Assembly's point ... of view and will endeavor to understand their definition of a citizen. "In passing the Declaration, the assembly encouraged the French people to think of themselves in a new way: as active individuals, endowed with ri...

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