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What is the Third Estate? by Abbe Sieyes (1789)

- A pamphlet written by a French clergyman who had sympathies with the

common people. He argued that the common people were the real

France, not the nobility or even the Church. It inspired many people.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen by National Assembly

(1789)

- This is the first constitution of France. It was written by a group of

delegates from the National Assembly. It promised basic human rights

like free speech, free press, and freedom of religion.

Declaration of the Rights of Women by Olympe de Gouges (1791)

- The female author was angry that the Declaration of the Rights of Men

seemed to leave the women of France out. She argued that since women

paid the same taxes, obeyed the same laws, and were punished the same

way, they should have the same privileges.

Reflections on the Revolution in France by Burke (1790)

- This British work is the foundation of conservatism. He argued that the

Revolution was too extreme and that no single generation had the right to

destroy the work done by all previous generations.