The message of universal rights was beset with contradictions:
→ Many ideals in the "Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen" were
replete with dubious meanings. For example, "the law has the right to
forbid only actions injurious to society" had nothing to say about
criminal offences against other individuals.
→ The declaration stated that "law is the expression of the general will.
All citizens have the right to participate in its formation…All citizens are
equal before it", but when France became a constitutional monarchy,
almost 3 million citizens including men under the age of 25 and women
were not allowed to vote at all.
Hence, by this universal rights poor were suppressed. Constitution is only
available for the rich. Women were totally neglected in decision making.
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