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In the French Revolution, the print medium distorted the ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood set forth by Rousseau and Voltaire in their writings to reach the public.

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The above statement is true.
With the invention of print, the general public understood the ideas of scientists and philosophers better. Many people printed and read the works of thinkers like Thomas Paine, Voltaire, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. As a result, popular literature began to include their views about science, reason, and rationality. Their writings collectively offered a critical commentary on custom, superstition, and authoritarianism. They contended that reason should govern rather than tradition. They undermined the authority of a social order founded on the tradition by attacking the hallowed authority of the Church and the oppressive power of the state. The writings of Voltaire and Rousseau were extensively read, and those who did so discovered a fresh perspective on the world and played a major role in the French Revolution by enlightening and inspiring the people.

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