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How did enlightenment ideas change the relationship between people and government

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It changed the way that the economy worked
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The Enlightenment inspired many people to challenge authority and think upon reasoning and logic. "Common sense" was a Enlightenment idea that was inspired by Thomas Paine during the Rev. War; The Declaration of Independence was based on the Enlightenment ideas by John Locke. 
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