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Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, persons are equal before the law. No rank of a social estate, [whether obtained] by birth, by appointment, or by any other means, shall give rise to any kind of privilege at all.

Persons do have full freedom to profess any religion or doctrine and do have freedom to perform rituals according to their own believes, when these are not adverse to the duties of the citizens and are not contrary to public peace and order or morals.

Subject to the provisions of the law, persons do have full freedom of the person, abode, property, speech, writing, publication, education, public meeting, establishment of associations, and occupation.

Persons have the duty to respect the law and have the duty to defend the Country and assist the public sector by means of paying taxes and other [means], subject to the conditions and in the manners provided by the law.