Which Enlightenment document explicitly stated that 'men are born and remain free and equal in rights' in 1789?
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Correct answer: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This French document was a direct product of Enlightenment thought. It sought to replace the system of aristocratic privilege with a legal framework based on universal human rights and equality before the law.
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