My own observation from studying our worthy American heritage and history, is that the American Revolution and birth of our nation began with the birth of Jesus. Followed by the Bible, and then the printing of the Bible that became available for individuals to read and study.
That was a major building material along with related developments leading to the Letters of Correspondence and First Continental Congress. Foundations for limited government and individual liberty, taking root over a period of thirteen decades before the Declaration of Independence.
From European history and events leading to civil wars in England, followed by examination of such conflicts, there were significant developments:
- Magna Carta
- election of militia officers by townsmen (instead of by lords)
- election of sheriffs by townsmen (instead of by lords)
Foundations for duly elected representation.
All of the above foundational work, presently unknown by:
- the enormous number of foreign, intolerant people coming to America, and
- ignored by the domestic, intolerant members of academic and new media.
Tragic, that people who historically have wanted to come to America, to be free Americans - are now very much in the minority and barely recognize-able in the leftist dogma.
January 1998 | Volume 27, Issue 1
The Thin Red Line of Heroes
George Roche
President, Hillsdale College
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-thin-red-line-of-heroes/