The 18th century France witnessed the emergence of of the middle class'. Who were they and what where their ideas. .
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The middle class were the educated class. To make the Revolution successful it is the middle class that always takes a lead. It played an important role in bringing awareness among people. Some of the famous philosophers were Voltaire, John Locke, Rousseau and Montesquieu, etc.
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In the 18th century, middle class was a social group who earned their wealth through an expanding overseas trade and from the manufacture of goods such as woolen and silk textile. In addition to merchants and manufacturers it also included lawyers and administrative officials. They were well educated and believed that
(i) no group in society should be privileged by birth.
(ii) a person's social position must depend on his merit.
(iii) a society must be based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all.
(iv) this idea was maintained by Locke, Rousseau and Montesquieu
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