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The United States inherited a great deal of political history from Britain that gave us a huge boost. As Newton said, "If I see so far, it's because I stand on
by CapitalistCartr 6y ago
The United States inherited a great deal of political history from Britain that gave us a huge boost. As Newton said, "If I see so far, it's because I stand on the shoulders of giants." We Americans got that advantage. And Britain didn't come by it easily: from the Norman invasion to the American rebellion were 11 civil wars. Representative governance instead of dictatorship was hard-fought. We like to think we alone fought for our system, but that's drastically untrue.
- Hokusai 6y agoAlso many scientist flying Europe during and post WWII brought the best world technology to the USA. And not less important is the fact that factories and other means of production where unaffected meanwhile Europe was bombarded flat. Giving the USA an industrial advantage. And further investments in education and infrastructure shaped the future pushed by open democratic values.
- ww520 6y agoFrance, too. Lots of the democratic ideas are from France. E.g. The Social Contract by Rousseau.
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