Maybe. Was the Revolutionary War and exercise in confusion?
Was the Revolutionary War and exercise in confusion?
Spirited: Short answer, ‘No.’ The revolution was the logical conclusion of a view of man-—the most radical and offensive view the world has ever known—which says that all mankind are members of a great spiritual brotherhood.
By extension, this most radical equality is highly offensive to slave-owners, malignant narcissists (tyrants), etc.
That our civilization and freedoms are in decline speaks not to any failing of our founding worldview but rather to the corruptibility of man. We tried the ‘ideas,’ as it were, and decided that they were too rigorous and demanding.