A combination of factors fueled the push for the French revolution. However, initial attempts to stage a successful revolution were thwarted by political conflicts among the groups and executions by the guillotine. Under Louis XVI, most of the citizens were denied their basic rights and representation in the national government. Social inequality was rampant in the young nation. The country had three social classes. The clergy was the first state with the titled nobility being the second class. The rest of the population that encompassed poor city workers, rural peasants and the bourgeoisie were categorized as the third class. The third class was totally against the heavy taxes and lack of rights. For the same reason, economic injustices dominated