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French civic exam 2026, Rights and duties
Which of these quotations appears in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Laquelle de ces citations est inscrite dans la Déclaration des Droits de l'homme et du Citoyen de 1789 ?
Which of these quotations appears in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789?
Answer. "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
« Les hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits. »
This is the first sentence of article 1 of the Declaration of 1789. If another answer choice quotes another article word for word, for example about freedom that does not harm others, it is also from the Declaration. Watch out for sentences that sound like the Declaration without actually coming from it.
The official text that proves it
« Les hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits. Les distinctions sociales ne peuvent être fondées que sur l'utilité commune. »
Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be based only on common usefulness.
In French, with its English meaning.
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