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The last article of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was adopted on 26 August 1789, by the National Constituent Assembly ( Assemblée nationale constituante ), during the period of the French Revolution, as the first step toward writing a constitution for France.

Inspired by the Enlightenment, the original version of the Declaration was discussed by the representatives on the basis of a 24 article draft proposed by the sixth bureau ,< ref > The original draft is an annex to the report of the August 12th report ( Archives parlementaires, 1, sup > e </ sup > série, tome VIII, débats du 12 août 1789, p. 431 ).</ ref >< ref > Archives parlementaires, 1 < sup > e </ sup > série, tome VIII, débats du 19 août 1789, p. 459 .</ ref > led by Jérôme Champion de Cicé.

The draft was later modified during the debates.

A second and lengthier declaration, known as the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1793 was later adopted.