What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy today The American and French revolutions presented the world with two very different visions of democracy.
The French sought a complete break with a thousand years of history; the Americans were content to preserve many aspects of their English herit.
Although both professed similar Enlightenment ideals of freedom, equality, and justice and set similar political agendas, there were also fundamental differences.
What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy today The American and French revolutions presented the world with two very different visions of democracy