How was the Enlightenment instrumental in the development of democracy in the 18th century?

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It overturned ideas found in ancient documents such as the Twelve Tables of Rome.
Philosophers formalized ideas about individual rights and government in books.
It built upon previous ideas supported in the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights.
The movement’s ideas inspired both the American and French Revolutions.

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