Unless you want to understand the rationale and influence that the intelligentsia had on the revolution. Pipes argues that THAT goes back to Locke and maybe more importantly Helvetius.
A partial quote appears here
but maybe a more important aspect of this lies in what the intelligentsia considers “education”.
I won’t try to dispute however you argue this as I am sure you have better credentials than I do. But you may also have more indoctrination than I do. I’ll just post this and let the proverbial chips fall…
