1. The enlightenment
A new idea then came about that the government should be ruled by the permission of what the governed people said, similar to our modern democracy. ... Rousseau believed that in a perfect world the people would make and follow their own laws and that what is good for every person is better than what is good for just one person. ... The Enlightenment movement over time helped to develop a modern form of democracy and helped create new revolutions. ...
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