"Those people"?
If you mean the people who lived during the revolution, yes... they were very different in their thinking about how countries should be governed.
   The revolution was in part an exercise in re-thinking the idea of autocracy. Even the majority those who didn't want kings still believed in racial superiority and supported slavery.
   The place of women in society was still tightly controlled.
You don't want to read a full 1000 word essay of my opinions. ;>)