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Enlightenment

Although Condorcet’s On the Progress Of Humanity posed various important ideals, few have been carried out to modern day. Still, many of the issues present during Condorcet’s lifetime, the eighteenth century, are still applicable to the issues of the present time.
During his lifetime, Condorcet was considered to be a liberal thinker. He believed that all prejudices and intolerances should be alleviated. Yet, today society copes with the ever-growing problem. Racism is still rampant, and supremacy groups are still common. For example, the KKK has many follow...

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