rbzpr:The effects of the taking of the Bastille were immense. It seemed to all the peoples of the wo
rbzpr:The effects of the taking of the Bastille were immense. It seemed to all the peoples of the world that humanity’s jail had fallen. It was more than the Declaration of the Rights of Man: it was the declaration of the people’s might in service to human right. It was not only light that reached the oppressed of the universe from Paris, it was hope. And in the millions upon millions of hearts held by servitude’s dark night was seen, at the same hour, liberty’s first dawning. The Consequences of the Taking of the Bastille (Jean Jaurès)Happy Bastille Day, citizens! -- source link