Equality, liberty, and fraternity had been the principles of ____________.
The French Revolution was motivated and shaped by distinct ideas. Three well known revolutionary ideas were encapsulated in the revolutionary slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”. The ideology of the French Revolution was broader and more complex than mere slogans, however. French revolutionary ideas drew heavily on the political philosophy of the Enlightenment and the writings of the philosophes. They also borrowed from other political systems.