The social differences in France were truly unreasonable. It was openly argued that "social differences should not be defined by law, as was the case under the old regimes" (2). In France, much of the inequality stemmed from the social class system. It brought angry farmers and tons of riots. This could have been avoided if France had maintained equality for all classes, as would have been rational. Furthermore, the clergy and nobles were granted many rights that "included top positions in the government, the army, the courts, and the Church" (109). This was very biased as they managed to get the highest jobs, not because they earned them, but because of their social stature. Meanwhile, commoners or the bourgeoisie were not given those jobs even if they had the ability to do them. This drove much of the third estate mad, which led to uncivilized behavior in France. If the government had simply given equal rights and granted jobs based on merit as opposed to social classes, there would have been less drama between social strata and everything would have been easier.