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Inspiration or aspiration?

If you mean inspiration, I would say the largest motivating factor to the French Revolution would be food.

Over the 18th century, the aristocracy created several shortages in staple supplies. For example, they would divert as much grain as they could and hold it off the market. Prices would raise dramatically, and they would sell their surpluses to massive profit. But during these periods, the average people suffered greatly from food insecurity; heights declined inline with life expectancy, while poverty blossomed. If I recall correctly, people were even cutting bread with substances like sawdust. At some point during the last half of the century, the scandal erupted into public knowledge and severely damaged the stability, prestige, and perceived integrity of the landed classes.

To make matters worse, the old idiom "When the cat's away, the mice will play" rang very true in France after the construction of the Palace of Versailles. Since Versailles was essentially a gilded cage, the aristocracy went to any lengths to ensure their residence in the palace and surrounding complex. Even the attic was considered prime space. They simply went generations without ever visiting the landed country estates that provided their current station and income, which caused workers to slack. Generation after generation, these slight losses in productivity and output compounded to create legitimate shortages by the time the revolution was gaining traction. The people were entirely unable to trust their society. A fundamental, ingrained distrust, if you will.

If you meant the aspiration of the French Revolution, that is somewhat simpler.

The people of revolutionary France wanted to entirely abolish the inequality that stemmed from their extremely privileged aristocracy and religious institutions. Since both the First and Second Estates did not really pay taxes, and took the lion-share of profits of the country, the people of France wanted a society that existed in a more equal manner..

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