▁protection ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁property , ▁varied ▁from ▁city ▁to ▁city . ▁Mean ing ▁that ▁if ▁one ▁burg her ▁was ▁to ▁travel ▁from ▁his ▁h omet own ▁to ▁another ▁territory , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁on , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁burg her ▁of . ▁If ▁there ▁was ▁in fr ing ement ▁on ▁his ▁rights , ▁the ▁court ▁would ▁treat ▁him ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁rights ▁relevant ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁C iv ic ▁ ▁All ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁burg h ers ▁of ▁their ▁city ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁political ▁debate . ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁representation ▁ ▁Right ▁to ▁freedom ▁of ▁assembly ▁and ▁association . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁restrictions ▁to ▁setting ▁up ▁clubs ▁and ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁Right ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁military ▁service ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁privile ge ▁of ▁only ▁the ▁burg h ers . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁century ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁military ▁service ▁changed ▁in asm uch ▁as ▁city ▁authorities ▁im posed ▁the ▁service ▁on ▁all ▁town spe ople ▁regardless ▁of ▁whether ▁they ▁were ▁burg h ers ▁or ▁not . ▁This ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁changes ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁sphere ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁rights . ▁ ▁Dutch ▁women ▁ ▁Social ▁rights ▁Women ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁marg inal ized ▁part ▁of ▁society ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁contrary ▁participated ▁act ively ▁in