why did some people in 18th century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and despotism?
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By the mid 18th century there was a common conviction that books were a means of spreading enlightenment and would end despotism and spread progress. Many believed that books could change the world and liberate society from despotism and tyranny.
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ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 18ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴛ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴇɴʟɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴘᴏᴛɪsᴍ. ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘ ɪɴ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴄʟᴀss ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ.
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