Why were enlightenment ideas important to abolitionists in the united states and europe?

enlightened ideas of liberty and progress had a chance to flourish without the shackles of old Europe

religious leaders began to change their old dogmatic positions

the influence of charles louis de secondant , baton montesquieu.

yes

explanation:

the fighting words doctrine, in united states constitutional law, is a limitation to freedom of speech as protected by the first amendment to the united states constitution. in 1942, the u.s. supreme court established the doctrine by a 9–0 decision in chaplinsky v. new hampshire.