Question

What was the major effect of the Enlightenment on the understanding of the role of man in society?

Answer 1

Freedom of speech and protection from arbitrary arrest

Step-by-step explanation:

These new movements for political reform argued in favor of protecting certain inalienable natural rights that some enlightened thinkers believed were innate in all men (though rarely in women as well): in the freedom of speech and protection from arbitrary arrest, for example, later enshrined in the American culture.