Sieyes believes that the Third Estate is essential everything and because it comprises the four main classes of French Society. Therefore, the members …show more content…
This declaration is essential the French People’s, the Third Estates, equivalent to the American Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. It starts off by stating that the following articles represent the feelings of Third Estate. The reason for coming forth is that they have been cheated by the illegitimate representatives and that they are done being stepped on. These feeling can be attributed from John Locke’s idea of value of property, and the American view of the basic human rights, life, liberty, and property. The other articles include ones about freedom of speech, the purpose of the government, and that everyone is treated equally under law no matter their class. Along with some other grievances the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is the plea of the French people that they’ve had enough. By expressing their feelings they are also saying stating that if they are not properly representing that they will no longer sit on the sidelines.
As the writers of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen go on it is obvious that they are closely following in footsteps of the United States. The seeds of revolution were set by writings of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyes. He was able to convey the discontent of the nation, and spread it throughout the country. This was made possible because of new inventions like the printing press which increases the literacy rate of Europe. The Third Estate begins to realize how unfairly the elite treat them so they begin collecting themselves, and start formulating the rights they believe they