Question

Who was Louise Sebastian Mercier? What was his opinion on print press?

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Louise Sebastien Mercier was a French dramatist and novelist who lived in the 18th century. He lived between 1740 and 1814 and was a moderate who participated in the French Revolution. He believed that printing press was a powerful engine that would sweep away despotism. 

Printing press facilitated the production of books in large numbers and made books affordable to most people of the society.This increased literacy and the number of readers increased. The minds of the readers were ignited with ideas of radicalism, equality, liberty and fraternity.