the declaration of the rights of man and citizen

• According to the Constitution of 1791, citizenship was granted to all men, emphasizing equality among citizens before the law, stating that "all citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, are equally eligible to all dignities and public positions according to their abilities, without distinction except that of their virtues and talents"
• The Constitution recognized men as citizens, regardless of social class or background, while women were not mentioned
• Not all citizens had equal rights according to the Constitution of 1791; distinctions could be made based on "virtues and talents," implying that while citizens were equal in the eyes of the law, there were distinctions based on individual abilities
• The right to vote in Revolutionary France was limited to citizens with qualifications such as property ownership (mostly men) or paying a certain amount of taxes, reflecting a balance between democratic ideas and practical governance considerations