Quote Originally Posted by Just Vuk Again View Post
By contrast, the French revolution was a disaster.

was it worth all the human life when it could have been done with far, far less bloodshed and in a civilized manner?
France is a republic and most of Europe is a liberal democracy with human rights. Yes, it was worth everything and nobody said it would be easy.

Look at when the Founding Fathers had disputes, they settled them through debate and compromise like civilized people. When different French politicians had arguments, they settled it with Madam Guillotine.
I learned in this thread that the US Revolution cost 50.000 lives. Both revolutions resulted in civil wars. For yes, a British civil war is what the US Revolution was.

The difference is that there was no foreing interference in the US once the revolution had succeeded, as there was in Europe. I wish I could proudly boast that France set Europe ablaze in 1792, but alas, the wars started when foreign powers attacked France, not the other way around.