UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2014 · Q7(a) · 20 marks
“The Declaration of Rights was the death-warrant of the system of privilege, and so of the ancient regime … Yet in the history of ideas, it belonged rather to the past than to the future.” Examine.
- Chapter
- Origins of Modern Politics
- Topic
- French Revolution: Course and Achievements
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