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Yes, because the Americans rebelled against someone four thousand miles away. Legolas Send a noteboard - 25/07/2016 07:00:20 PM

And because they had far more rights to begin with, and less reasons to rebel than the French did.

I'm not trying to take anything away from the remarkable accomplishments of the American patriots or the Founding Fathers, but do please stop (I mean all three of you) pretending that any other country could've done the same.

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Yes, because the Americans rebelled against someone four thousand miles away. Legolas - 25/07/2016 07:00:20 PM 717 Views
Distance was an issue but who lead them was a major factor as well random thoughts - 26/07/2016 05:41:13 PM 754 Views
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