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539 BCE
Cyrus cilinder
The armies of Cyrus the Great, the first king of ancient Persia, conquered the city of Babylon freed the slaves and told everybody they have the right to choose their religion and establish the racial equality -
1215
The Magna Carta
a letter agreed to make peace between the King of England and a group of barons -
The petition of right
The Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law. -
United states declaration of independence
The Declaration stressed two themes: individual rights and the right of revolution.These ideas became widely held by Americans and spread internationally as well, influencing in particular the French Revolution. -
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French Revolution and had a major impact on the development of freedom and democracy in Europe and worldwide -
Us bill of rights
Specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and explicit declarations that all powers not specifically delegated to Congress by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people.
