<P> Man / men referred specifically to male citizens only . </P> <P> Article I--Men are born and remain free and equal in rights . Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good . </P> <P> Article II--The goal of any political association is the conservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man . These rights are liberty, property, safety and resistance against oppression . </P> <P> Article III--The principle of any sovereignty resides essentially in the Nation . No body, no individual can exert authority which does not emanate expressly from it . </P>

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