Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen—1789 Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789 Articles: 1. Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. 2. The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible [inalienable] rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. . . . 4. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. These limits can only be determined by law.

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give me the main idea in 1 sentence

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen emphasizes the inherent freedom and equality of all individuals, with social distinctions being based on the common good, and outlines the fundamental rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression while recognizing that the exercise of these rights should not infringe upon the rights of others and must be determined by law.