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harkovskaia [24]
3 years ago
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What philosophers inspired the members of the lower classes of France? What did they demand ?

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Serjik [45]3 years ago
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French philosophers like Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu inspired the people with revolutionary ideas of liberty and equality. Montesquieu rejected the theory of the Divine Right of Kings and urged for separation of powers. Rousseau, in his book 'Social Contract', announced that sovereign power lay in popular will.
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