The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c7.6

c7.6

This norm is represented by France. The French revolution followed close upon the American revolution, and was to a great extent inspired by its theories and achievements. Besides, there is an interesting coincidence between the two. Americans in the first stage of their resistance to England’s control did not think of actual separation or declaration of independence. The French people likewise in their opposition to Louis XVI did not at first contemplate an abolition of the monarchy. Like the American “independence” the French republic was a second thought, an aftermath of painful necessity, and like some of the great discoveries of the world a real “accident” of history.