He was one of the greatest influential figures of the French Enlightenment and his ideas had a huge impact on the founding fathers of America when they were drawing up the Declaration of Independence. Even though Locke had an important role in the French Enlightenment while he was alive, his ideas and political views were used long after his death and to this very day. ... He explained the importance of checks and balances in a government, having different branches of government for different laws. ...

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The enlightenment was one of the key eras that challenging the role of religion in people's lives and therefore brought fundamental change. ... It was especially common in Germany in the form of idealism where it stressed the importance of the individual. ...

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Democracy as we know of it today was not completely established until the 17th and 18th centuries during the Age of Enlightenment. ... Their theory is that the government is also accountable to the issues on inequality in social justice and that it's not just the importance of rights but that America needs to help aid those less fortunate. ...

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