On Sat, March 24, 2007 7:01 pm, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Todd Walton wrote: > >> If you need a critical mass of people to act, it's probably already too late. History shows that the positive outcome of the American Revolution was almost one of a kind as far as revolutions go. > > In fact, I believe that it is one-of-a-kind. > > After military victory, the military leader (Washington) *voluntarily* ceded his authority. I do not believe that has any other historical precedent. >
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