Today, Bastille Day in France commemorates the French Revolution and its noble ideals, albeit marred by ignoble acts.
Midst our present surfeit of ignoble acts, perhaps we should recall what might yet come to be recognised by all nations.
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Human%20Rights%20Documents/French_RightsofMan.html
Additional information:
The French Revolution
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
Midst our present surfeit of ignoble acts, perhaps we should recall what might yet come to be recognised by all nations.
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Human%20Rights%20Documents/French_RightsofMan.html
Additional information:
The French Revolution
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html