The people, loaded with new taxes, the nobility, degraded and threatened, the clergy, deprived of their immunities and influence, joined in one voice of discontent, and stimulated each other to the most desperate resolutions.
This quote captures the widespread discontent among various social classes due to oppressive taxation and loss of privileges, illustrating the seeds of rebellion.
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