enlightenment
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The principles of the Enlightenment, applied to government, gave us the Declaration of Independence; applied to architecture, they gave us Monticello.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The Scottish Enlightenment is really kind of the origin story of the Declaration of Independence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The idea that citizens have a right to access information of the kind made possible by the Presidential Records Act can be traced back to the Enlightenment.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, David Hume, for example, argued that suicide did not transgress a person's duty "to God, our neighbour, or ourselves".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
It had been blessed by priests back home—the Enlighteners, they were called, because their monastery was the Place of Full Enlightenment.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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