> The peasants of France > did not rebel because > of anything that Rousseau or Diderot wrote. The > rebelled because they > thought their condition unbearable. > Rod Hay Conditions have been unbearable in many places in which the slaves or peasants did not rebel. Moreover, the influence of intellectuals was manifested after the rebellion. For example, some members of the Assembly composed the DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN, which was adopted by the National Assembly. Fred Foldvary