> The real magic in the American Revolution was how spectacularly unambitious it was; all of the most important parts were already in place in Britain, and only

> The real magic in the American Revolution was how spectacularly unambitious it was; all of the most important parts were already in place in Britain, and only denied to the colonies through sheer bloody-mindedness. I think the main 'innovation' was the splitting up of the Crown / Executive. One failing was not taking political parties into account. It's not like they were unknown at the time: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party#18th_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party#18th_century