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Human Rights Declaration, Articles 1 and 2

Author: United Nations General Assembly Year: 1948 Length: 431 characters Difficulty: demanding Public domain

Two short articles with a numbered heading between them, which mixes the digit row with a long comma list in one run.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

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The General Assembly adopted the declaration in Paris on 10 December 1948, with forty eight states in favour and eight abstaining. A drafting committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt worked on the text for two years. Article one puts dignity and reason first, and article two rules out distinctions of any kind. The declaration holds the record as the most translated document in the world.

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The General Assembly adopted the declaration in Paris on 10 December 1948, with forty eight states in favour and eight abstaining. A drafting committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt worked on the text for two years. Article one puts dignity and reason first, and article two rules out distinctions of any kind. The declaration holds the record as the most translated document in the world.

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Two short articles with a numbered heading between them, which mixes the digit row with a long comma list in one run.

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