The Fifth History of European Culture on the Coffee Table in the Age of Enlightenment, Democracy stood on the cusp of the wind and waves.

Drank a cup of coffee for 350 years.

In the age of enlightenment, democracy stood on the cusp of the wind and waves.

Over the years, Europeans have become accustomed to autocratic monarchy and succumbed to the orders of kings and theological priests. But the wheel of time turned to the 18th century, the meritorious King Louis XIV launched a foreign expedition, the long war made the people groan everywhere, and the French economy also went downhill. Some wise people began to doubt the "divine monarchy" at that time. French intellectuals Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau and others raised the banner of enlightenment.

This is a French-centered ideological movement, in addition to the French thinker, the British philosopher Locke, the German philosopher Kant's discussion of reason can also be regarded as a major event in the age of enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers hate religious superstitions, advocate people's rational thinking, advocate science, and advocate equality and freedom. Montesquieu's famous saying "I don't agree with every word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" shows how much these intellectuals love democracy.

At that time, European intellectuals liked to hang out in cafes to write and chat, and the cafes were full of rational voices, and people were arguing fiercely about issues, and the smell of tobacco and coffee in the cafes stimulated these great minds. The newspapers on the shelves became the battleground for people's speech, and the best part of the dispute was set off.

The long-term exploration of the enlightened intellectuals during this period created the idea of democratic republic, which was melted in the later American War of Independence and the French Revolution, inspiring generations of peace-loving and freedom-loving people.