]> 2026-05-01T15:19:12+00:00 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/France 0 en The importance of press freedom was originally emphasized in Article XI of the [[Probable year:: 1789]] Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen: “The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law” (Yale Law School, “Declaration of the Rights of Man – [[Probable year:: 1789]]” ). This clause is now contained in Article 11 of the France’s [[Probable year:: 1958]] Constitution (Constitute Project, “France's Constitution of [[Probable year:: 1958]] with Amendments through [[Probable year:: 2008]]” ). 1789 1958 2008 2374479.5 2436204.5 2454466.5 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2022-12-28T22:18:38Z 2459942.4296065 Freedom of the Press/History/Country sources/France Page name 102 en Page name