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IJRIM Volume 3, Issue 5 (May 2013) (ISSN 2231-4334)Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789) are the entirely liberal documents. Theword itself was not used until adopted by some Spanish liberals in the early 19th century.The main idea centered around the idea of liberty - to do what you want with the minimum ofstate interference. Liberty can be defined as freedom, which consists in the absence of externalrestraint. The early political goal was to replace elitist and aristocratic societies and states, withgovernments based on constitutional principles: legal equality, religious toleration, and freedomof the press, and, not least, to gain some say in government for the people who called themselvesLiberals – that is, in general, educated members of the middle class – through representativeinstitutions such as parliaments. As long as most governments were conservative or aristocratic,Liberals confined the political activities to achieving the kind of constitutional meritocratic statethey wanted. They wanted to repeal laws that were for the benefit of a small landed aristocracy.Liberals also had clear economic goals. They wanted the removal of control over the economy,whether from the government or guilds. Adam Smith's arguments supported this idea. In Britainespecially, they wanted to get rid of the Corn Laws. Liberal, or "classical" economics built onAdam Smith. It stated that government should not interfere with competition in the market.Society was conceived of as full of atomistic individuals in whom the limited role of governmentwas to maintain sound currency and defense.Need for education for human rights:The principal aims of education for human rights should be:-1. To strengthen respect for rights of a human being and fundamental freedom.2. To develop fully the human personality and the sense its dignity.3. To develop attitudes and behaviour to promote respect for the rights of others.4. To ensure genuine gender equality and equal opportunities for women in all sphere.5. To promote understanding and tolerance among diverse national, ethnic, religious, linguisticand other groups.6. To empower people to participate actively in the life of a free society.7. To promote democracy, development, social justice and communal harmony among citizens.As a matter of fact every segment of the civil society including the Mass Media have a vitalrole to play in promoting education for human rights.International Journal of Research in IT & Management 62http://www.euroasiapub.org