at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
America and France; American-French
human rights; civil liberties
beginning; outset; first; onset
creation; Creation (by God)
non-transferable; non-assignable; unassignable; non-negotiable
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
conviction; belief; confidence
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity
Ancien Régime; social and political system of France from the Late Middle Ages until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1789
the theory of the divine right of kings
authority; power; influence
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
royalty and titled nobility
clergyman; churchman; clergy
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
one by one; one after another; successively
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(religious) faith; belief; creed
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)