The ideals of liberty, equality, and tolerance were key elements in political and legal documents written during the Age of Enlightenment. How did these documents attempt to realize--or make real--the ideas of the Enlightenment? Enlightenment ideals were used in political and legal documents to support declarations of civil or human rights.
Enlightenment ideals were introduced by the thinkers of the Enlightenment to persuade aristocrats to support revolutions.
Enlightenment ideals were compared to Medieval and Renaissance ideals in these documents.
Enlightenment ideals were used in political and legal documents to force kings to surrender all authority.