Napoleon Equal Rights

What does it mean to have equal rights? In an egalitarian society, all individuals are treated equally and are given the same opportunities and rights; no one is given special privileges simply due to their ethnicity, opinions, background, education, or social standing. Although this is relatively common in the 21st century, countries such as France in the late 1700’s had a difficult time achieving it due to a succession of abusive leaders. After many years under a feudal system, the people of French society began to think that equality of rights was established by nature and not by the king, which was previously the popular opinion. With the help of philosophers and leaders such as Maximilien Robespierre, the people were able to put their ideas into action and were able to turn the absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy. If the revolution had ended there, I would say that society was able …show more content…
He killed anyone who posed a slight threat to him and the Convention and refused to give some individuals a fair trial, and he also executed individuals who had opinions that differed from his. One example of this is the execution of Georges Jacques Danton, a man who desired to end the Terror and the violence that came from it. Olympe de Gouges, a woman who published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Citizen, was also killed because she had a different opinion than Robespierre--she supported the king. Her death shows how even a citizen who fights for equality will be overcome by the authority. Robespierre’s willingness to take away the equal rights of the French society shows how he became an abusive leader, just like Louis