Rousseau put it this way: "Whoever refuses to obey the general will shall be constrained to do so by the whole body, which means nothing other than that he shall be forced to be free." ... The law will be made by the general will of the people. The law is in the best interests of the people
Radical evangelists threatened the privilege of the colonial elite. This is because of their role in exposing and taming incompetent ministers. By exposing and attacking the luxurious excesses of the colonial elite, they posed a threat in disrupting the social order.