LAIR: French Revolution (August 17)

Recommended content:

1. "The French Revolution: Crash Course World History 29" by John Green

2. Excerpt from "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" (1789):

"The Representatives of the French people, organized in National Assembly, considering that ignorance, forgetfulness, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public miseries and the corruption of governments, have resolved to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, inalienable, and sacred rights of man, so that this declaration, being ever present to all the members of the social body, may unceasingly remind them of their rights and duties; in order that the acts of the legislative power, and those of the executive power, may at each moment be compared with the aim and of every political institution and thereby may be more respected; and in order that the demands of the citizens, grounded henceforth upon simple and incontestable principles, may always take the direction of maintaining the constitution and welfare of all."

"Article 1.- Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be based only on public utility."

"Article 6.-  Law is the expression of the general will. All citizens have the right to take part personally, or by their representatives, and its formation.  It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes.  All citizens, being equal in its eyes, are equally eligible to all public dignities, places, and employments, according to their capacities, and without other distinction than that of their virtues and talents."

3. "At the End of the Day" from Les Miserables

4. "Do you hear the people sing?" from Les Miserables