Ideologies are fundamentally political bright descriptions of the means and methods by which the instruments of the revolution, party or government should be used for the purpose of social change i. Keeping that in mind, ideology had a major effect in the making of the modern world, and was the prescription for the change influenced by the Enlightenment of a society, which deemed to be man made. The French Revolution unleashed many new forces and destroyed old ones. Georges Lefebvre who was a professor whos

e prime interest was in the social history, stated: “the Revolution of 1789 restored the harmony between fact and law.”ii The fact is the significant economic aspect within France, brought by the middle class through revolutionary ideology gained a new political authority. The emphasis on the ideological element in the policy of the revolutionary governments also diminished the desire to expand territorial boundaries and more so for the economic advantage, hence, political ideology has over time become to be seen as a dominant influence over foreign policies. The ideals that inspired the revolution, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, still to this day encourage men to discover the best way to organize a government that will ensure that everyone is free and happy, have equal rights and free from the miseries of hunger and poverty iii. France became governed by people who considered themselves revolutionaries, and acknowledged the inspiration of the principles which were established in 1789. Principles such as the abolishment of the feudal system, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, were seen as the most effective means of protecting peoples rights of liberty, property and security. The ideas of these principles were not new, the foundation of them could be traced back to the Enlightenment and even further. By the 1780s these two principles were political commonplace and acknowledged by all literate groups. They indeed expressed the politically consensus that was found in the cahiers of all three orders. The abolishment of the feudal governmental system was the acknowledgement of the need to conciliate the peasantry. It effectively transformed the character of property within France, iv hence increasing the power and rights of the public authority. The absolute monarchy and divine right of the kings were gone forever. Despite the fact that there would be kings and emperors crowned once again in France, it would always remain to be ruled and governed by the will of the people, and not by their own whims. The laws are the same for all French people as legislated by a freely elected assembly and enforced by an independent court system. Before 1789 a positive, self-conscious political outlook was unknown. By 1793, a new revolutionary ideology led to attacks on the principle pillars of the stability of the monarchy and, since the justification in the matter of things were no longer taken for granted v.

The French Revolution was a classic political and social experience. It provided inspiration that a revolution could occur. It provided a model of what techniques to use and which ones to avoid. It was the first modern revolution, and after it nothing in the European world remained the same, we are all hairs to its influence

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