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What is the Third Estate?

A pamphlet by Abbe Sieyes arguing that common people are the real France, not the nobility or Church.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

The first constitution of France promising basic human rights like free speech, free press, and freedom of religion.

What did Olympe de Gouges argue in the Declaration of the Rights of Women?

Women should have the same privileges as men since they pay the same taxes and obey the same laws.

Reflections on the Revolution in France

A work by Burke serving as the foundation of conservatism, critiquing the extremes of the French Revolution.

Abbe Sieyes

A French clergyman who wrote 'What is the Third Estate?' and supported the common people.

Olympe de Gouges

A female author who wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights of Women' arguing for women's rights.

Burke's view on the Revolution

Believed that no single generation should destroy the work of all previous generations.