Even in ancient times, the city-state of Athens contributed to the formation of ideas of civil rights and freedoms. For example, the philosophers of the school of stoicism introduced the idea of natural law into scientific usage and the concept of equality that follows from it. It was believed that all citizens of Athens had equal rights, because they were all sensible and had a common moral duty with respect to natural law. …show more content…
In the Roman state, the concept of natural law was also developed; There were no forcibly exercised rights, censorship, compulsion to profess any