The Enlightenment played a part in writing the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights limits what the government can do and it protects the rights of the people. The Enlightenment thinkers truly believed that the purpose of government was to protect basic human rights.
It reflects on todays government because during the enlightenment period, they thought people were important to a government and higher numbers meant more results and power. They dominated the world of ideas, just like today where for example, our government comes up with new ideas and has power to do so and come out with the result they want.
