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The declaration of the rights of man made all French citizens equal before the law . How did this equality contrast with the way of the old regime

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The declaration abolished the three estates.

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man abolished the three estates which had kept people unequal in the eyes of the law.

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Under the old regime (or "Ancien Régime," to put it in French), was full of inequality. Under the Ancien Régime, the aristocracy in France enjoyed much rank and privilege. Being a member of the "Second Estate" (the nobility or aristocracy) meant being exempt from most taxes that supported the nation. The 98% of the population that made up the "Third Estate" paid the costs of running a kingdom that supported the king and the aristocracy. (Note: The "First Estate," or clergy, included high-ranking members that were essentially aristocrats, as well as low-ranking persons like parish priests who were more like commoners.)

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