Roughly one year after the United States declaration of independence, Stars and Stripes become the flag of the new nation. It has only 13 stars in the beginning. ??
The "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" is published in France. It's worth reading. Here's one excerpt: Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the fruition of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.