Thursday 30 October 2008

E&R 4: 18th Century Rights

The 21st Century conception of ‘rights’ as individual freedoms rather than social responsibilities owes much to 18th century thought (e.g. Locke and Paine) and political developments (e.g. the English Bill of Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens).

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