In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the National Assembly

A) attempted to control rising female radicalism by declaring that women did not have equal rights with men.
B) solidified distinctions between the aristocracy and the Third Estate, although it extended citizenship to all.
C) sought to provide special privileges to those individuals who were actively involved in reforming the state.
D) pronounced all men free and equal and promised to recognize the essential political and civil rights of all men.