I shall consider all of the above from a Marxist perspective using material mainly from Marxist historians such as Soboul and Lefebvre and hopefully show the arguments from the revisionist's school of thought and illustrate how there are criticisms and comparatives which can also be drawn. ... However, in the main it was the bourgeoisie that benefited from the resolutions made by the Estates General and the equality and liberty obtained it could be argued was selective by social standing. ... Marx's famous quote from the Communist Manifesto (1848) demonstrates this when he tells th...

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