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To: Rurudyne
The American Revolution, a product of the English Enlightenment, was about man.

The French Revolution, a product of the French Enlightenment, was about men.

(Not original thought on my part; borrowed from Taylor Caldwell.)

11 posted on 03/26/2020 1:52:46 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill & Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: Publius

German Poet Friedrich Schiller said of the French Revolution, “A great moment met a small people...”


12 posted on 03/26/2020 2:07:25 PM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui
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To: Publius

The American Revolution, a product of the English Enlightenment, was about man.

The French Revolution, a product of the French Enlightenment, was about men.

>They burned every Bible they co8uld get their hands on, killed every Catholic priest they could get their hands on, in the French Revolution.

The American Revolution, on the other hand, gave us freedom of religion, America being primarily Protestant, the rallying cry was “back to the Bible” on these shores.


18 posted on 03/26/2020 3:47:47 PM PDT by sasportas
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