What Was Revolutionary About the American Revolution? | 5 Minute Video

Everyone knows the basics of the American Revolution: thirteen North American colonies revolted against British rule and won their independence. But there’s much more to the story: the American Revolution, of all revolutions, was a game-changer for the entire world. How so? And most importantly, why? Renowned historian Allen Guelzo explains.
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Script:
“The birthday of a new world is at hand.”
That was what Thomas Paine, the fiery pamphleteer, wrote in 1776, as thirteen of Great Britain’s North American colonies rose in revolt against British rule and declared themselves a newly-independent nation.
The American Revolution was something the world had never seen-politically…economically…and diplomatically. Let’s look at all three.
First, the politics.
Revolutions themselves were not new, of course. Britain put itself through not one, but two revolutions in the 17th century. Other countries in Europe endured similar upheavals.
These rebellions shared one of two goals: replace the current monarch with another one or extort new protections and privileges from the existing regime.
In stark contrast, the Americans did not propose merely overthrowing a monarchy. They proposed ending the very idea of monarchy as a worthwhile form of government.
In America, the citizen-not the government or the king-would hold the keys to power. With this overturning of the old way of doing things, the rebels made the political systems of Europe look as antiquated and irrational as fully as Newton’s laws had made medieval physics look antiquated and irrational.
As it was with politics, so it was with economics.
Tearing up the old order meant more than just refusing to take political orders from kings, dukes and princes. It meant taking no economic orders from them, either. In a society of free and equal citizens, Americans would follow their own economic initiative. They would be as free economically as they were politically.
This small-government model meant the state was to interfere as little as possible in the citizen’s life. Americans founded the only country ever to be based on the principle of restraining the government. And that unleashed such dynamic economic growth, it took America from a fledgling state to a world power in just fifty years.
A child born in 1776 could live to see canal systems link waterways from New York to New Orleans, see the electrical telegraph leap across unheard-of distances in communications, and the steamboat and railroad move passengers and freight at fractions of the cost imposed by horse and wagon.
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The sheer novelty of the revolution’s first two legs-the political and the economic-was so great that many Americans, such as Yale president Timothy Dwight, expressed a desire not merely to remake the North American continent, but the rest of world as well. America, Dwight wrote in a popular poem of the time, was destined to “Hush the tumult of war, and give peace to the world.”
But the Founders rejected this view. Far from any desire to share America’s redemptive culture, the Founders tendency was to regard the rest of the world as a potential threat-eager to strangle the American experiment, either by the re-imposition of empire or by association with more unstable attempts at revolution, as in France.
The American position regarding foreign interventions was articulated by then-Secretary of State John Quincy Adams in 1821: “Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been . . . unfurled, there will [America’s] heart, her benedictions, and her prayers be. . . . But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
Of course, the United States has not always lived by this attitude. America has allowed itself to be pulled into foreign adventures, of which the Founders would have disapproved. Nor has the United States always lived up to its best ideals. It has, at various times, seen unfettered commerce turn into monopoly and corruption. And we’ve had to deal with the terrible shame of slavery and its long aftermath.
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[@imustbecrazy5626]

The bigger the government the smaller the citizen. Dennis Prager

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

IMustBe Crazy Still is such a lesson.

[@allensamuel3342]

*Margaret Thatcher

[@thefreeman8791]

I agree with Mr. Prager on that. However, this idea that in 1776 a new nation was founded is totally a Federal supremacy premise. Nowhere in our founding documents do they ever say that. The purpose that is said is because it denies that the Federal government ever required the states to ratify the Constitution to come into being. If the Feds were started in 1776 then they predate the states. But if they came into being in 1788 with the ratification of the Constitution then that would mean that the states predate the Feds and that would mean that the Feds were formed by the states delegating certain powers of theirs to the Federal government, which is literally what happened. The only reason to say that the founders founded a "new nation" in 1776 is to deny that the states are free and independent like the Constitution says we are. People who say that we are a nation formed in 1776 are either ignorant and just repeating flowering words or they are denying the ratification process of the Constitution. Either way, that phrase is a phrase of Federal supremacy.

[@sgt.kilrain6891]

@@thefreeman8791 While it is true that the Constitution wasn't ratified until 1787 it is also true that in 1776 by creating and signing the Declaration of Independence the 13 colonies stopped fighting for the rights of Englishmen and resolved to create a new country. Our first attempt at self government were the articles of confederation. This (states first federal government a distant 2nd) approach proved to be a disaster and so a more balanced sharing of power between the states and the federal government was tried. Still fearful of a central government the founders put strong limits on the federal government. Those limits or safeguards are slowly being eroded. I fear that within my children's lifetime being an American will mean nothing at all.

[@joshyboy9804]

You should listen to Paul Harvey's take on taxes. He mentions something similar to what Dennis said.

[@theprettylittlewife]

My my my.... This is an awfully timely reminder.

[@kristianchristensen2254]

God Bless USA, from a Danish partner!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@MandoFettOG]

Stay strong!

[@hamuu9835]

Imagine being born in the Scandinavian utopia but still worship a dystopian shit hole.

[@chickenfishsmokingacigaret7331]

"God bless urine and feces" -Dennis Prager

[@kristianchristensen2254]

@@hamuu9835 because USA is one of Denmarks longest and closest ally, thats why i "worship" America!!!!

[@redblaze8700]

Hamuu You are so disconnected from reality. In what way is Scandinavia a “dystopian shit hole”?

[@templar_dragonknight]

Not only that, the american revolutionaries under General George Washington became an organized and effective force. The Continental Army was the first force to use actual rifles on the battlefield, with the marksmen targeting british officials and leave the british troops without leadership on the battle. From all angles the American Revolution was a trully unique movement.

[@alexgramm5170]

Well, here we go, this is inevitable with all comments.The Continental army as a whole did not use rifles. They used primarily the smoothbore musket, either actual British muskets called the Brown Bess or French muskets such as the Charleville. Other muskets they used were made in the colonies patterned after these two, as well as other unique models. However ,there were rifle companies and battalions that used weapons with their bore rifled ,which is a spiraled groove thru the length of the barrel. Now it is true that officers were targeted and the rifle companies were mainly responsible for this with the increased accuracy of their weapons. Of course men who grew up with guns were no slouches with the smoothbore musket either as far as that weapon allowed.

[@parisconstantinidis4645]

Max Wylde dude since you hate America so much why don’t you leave, and stop using all the things that Americans made possible for you to use like KZbin. Stop trolling people’s comments.

[@alexgramm5170]

@@templar_dragonknight It's OK buddy, no stress it's fun and interesting to talk about. I used to do the battle reenactments and might again so I'm into this stuff.

[@parisconstantinidis4645]

Max Wylde geez you sound like an english sympathizer that time traveled from 1776. You think the document that established our personal freedoms, and then led to the greatest period of economic, political, and personal growth the world has ever seen was shoddy? You wouldn’t even be typing in this thread on KZbin were it not for that document. And to your point about Catholics in America. Why don’t you ask yourself why MOST Americans didn’t like Catholics, not just the founders. Because the tyrannical crown and Catholic Church didn’t line up with the idea of religious freedom. Which by the way was granted in that supposed “shoddy” document we call the Declaration of Independence. So, everyone had religious freedoms from that point forward.

[@parisconstantinidis4645]

Max Wylde It established our freedom and independence. Not sure what’s so hard to understand about that. Definitely not a lie. You just say everything is a lie that you don’t agree with. And you wish bud. I don’t get triggered by trolls like you who spew nonsense. Everyone will just forget about you and what you said, and move on. I can’t even entertain your misguided ideologies anymore. You’re clearly not willing to learn.

[@srwordsussecuaces6374]

I'm not an American but I lived the first 11 years of my life in America before my family moved us back to Costa Rica. I adore Costa Rica, but I have a deep admiration and respect for the United States of America. Heck, I feel patriotic when I hear America's anthem hahaha It taught me so much and displayed it's God founded values to me. It's not perfect of course, nothing is. But I hope that someday I'll be able to return to the best country on earth. May God bless America and the rest of the world as well.

[@theharbinger1]

God Bless you and yours as well.

[@srwordsussecuaces6374]

@@theharbinger1 Thank you 💪 And may He also bless you and your family.

[@srwordsussecuaces6374]

@SAMURAI 武士 I've never been to those places so I can't speak from experience, which I was doing there with the United States of America. Plus, I did say… "God bless the world." Not just the states.

[@artirony410]

ah yes, America's God founded values of buying and selling other people as property to work on your plantations, only allowing property owning white men to vote and hold office, genocide of Native Americans, denying equality to minorities and women for most of its history, and many other great values that I'm sure God himself would be proud of

[@gavenhill3053]

Art Irony ok guess who sold us the Africans. It was other africans

[@parisconstantinidis4645]

The idea that started the greatest nation the world has ever seen🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🦅🦅🦅we need to remind those politicians they work for us, the people🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Anakin-Skywalker.]

Paris Constantinidis YEE YEE

[@zanecole6260]

Yep 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

[@jjmonger6881]

The DNC foolishly stated, 'Government is the only thing that we all belong to'. Wrong - government belongs to the people, not the other way around.

[@parisconstantinidis4645]

Max Wylde it was way worse with a king bud. You had a handful of rich families, and every one else was extremely poor. Can’t tell if you’re serious.

[@cocomonglover]

But what makes it great?

[@makaramuss]

"keys to power" Oh...I heard this at rules for rulers ? I know its a common theme but I felt a inspiration

[@non1263]

Yeah I recognized it from CGP Gray too.

[@LoowitRail]

ah yes, another man of culture

[@makaramuss]

@@LoowitRail do you also control your keys to have means to sieze control of goverment and be a glorious leader? :D

[@LoowitRail]

and also make sure your keys don’t replace you? of course

[@makaramuss]

@@LoowitRail ah yes golden key to rule

[@captainu.s.america3239]

🇺🇸 GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD ALL MY FELLOW AMERICAN PATRIOTS 🇺🇸

[@Anakin-Skywalker.]

CAPTAIN U.S.AMERICA troops and first responders 🇺🇸

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

CAPTAIN U.S.AMERICA KAG KAG KAG KAG KAG KAG KAG KAG TRUMP2020 GOD BLESS AMERICA

[@davidcockayne3381]

@Dragon Of Dojima Pathetic.

[@lianacordova8094]

Thank u!! Love my great country. 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️

[@davidcockayne3381]

@Dragon Of Dojima Yes, it is deniable, and I'm denying it.

[@GALAXY-39]

GOD BLESS THE US RESPET FROM COLOMBIA

[@randomboy3m98]

Is that the imperial Japan flag combined with the don’t tread on me flag?

[@GALAXY-39]

Random Boy 3 m yup it is, but its not the imperial japan flag is the rising sun and is older than the japanese empire it was used for first time in the edo period, also the Don’t tread on me flag is named the Gadsen Flag

[@elkheyou4061]

stfu

[@randomboy3m98]

@@GALAXY-39 I understand. It looks pretty cool.

[@GALAXY-39]

Random Boy 3 m thanks n - n

[@Tsukiyomi_]

America, I ❤️ you. I wish I was born in the US. 🇺🇸 Best country in the world!

[@connerrolofson1585]

You’re a liberal and I do respect you. What I don’t respect is that people like Mother’s Basement wanted social justice and wanted the government to be powerful, like a communist country. 🇨🇳

[@gleamingseptrex6894]

Bruh this dude’s voice is silky

[@maryplaidy6814]

Has a great voice, doesn't he?

[@joshjohnson2600]

I’d listen to an audio book if he was reading.

[@vicdiaz5180]

Careful. If your hand isn’t strong enough, he will take your girl.

[@cocomonglover]

Is he a audiobook narrator?

[@cocomonglover]

I know

[@ElSkizzle]

This makes me want to get my creen card, fly to america, become a citizen and give up my german citizenship.

[@anunknownentity1637]

You'd love it here.

[@williamdowden4494]

Rene Puskas we would welcome you with open arms my friend.

[@ADMusic1999]

Wait until after this virus though

[@ElSkizzle]

@@ADMusic1999 Yea, i need to finish my bachelors as well.

[@ElSkizzle]

Thanks guys, for being so kind.

[@giorgos6099]

God bless the United States of America!

[@hal7ter]

...and keep us straight!

[@Anakin-Skywalker.]

YEAH

[@JonGreen91]

Pesiridis The nation that abandons God will suffer the demons it creates.

[@giorgos6099]

@@JonGreen91 exactly

[@shr9662]

Emma why do we have to be straight.

[@MartyBugg]

Our economy is in peril. Government power is exerting itself and spending treasure we no longer have. This pandemic threatens more than the lives it will take through a virus. We've weathered storms before. I pray this one brings us together and we emerge stronger.

[@hal7ter]

Amen! Refuse to fear!

[@Macheako]

This isnt a storm though....its the consequences of our sins...

[@shr9662]

Matthew Morton yeah maybe it’s god trying to fix the earth cause in Italy wildlife is coming back

[@MatthewArmstrongWritesCode]

Capitalism in our nation was poisoned from the beginning by usury in all its forms. The Lord warns us against it. Interest lending and rent hold us back from our true potential as moral citizens. Read Usury: Destroyer of Nations.

[@cher280z]

@Joshua Heins We know. And you're right.

[@cademiclips]

This is one of PragerU's best. Finally questioning (or at least not advocating) the Neocon & Neoliberal agenda. Something everyone can learn from.

[@evilcam]

@Andrew Barnett Okay, refute what was said in this video then. Where was the nonsense and lies meant to scare people into voting for radicals, in this video?

[@shr9662]

evilcam I don’t think this video as much but most are. Edit:this one doesn’t even have sources which makes me upset. They present it as fact with no evidence

[@ykcubevan4893]

@Andrew Barnett ... But the left are full of kind hearted people and politicians that only want what is best for the world and all those living in it? Politicians from the left would never take a bribe, never ever lie to get a vote. These Demacrat extream leftists are the salt of the earth......especially the politicians. Never ever try and divide the country, never ever tax without representation. They would never tell us to do one thing while they do the exact opposite.

[@ykcubevan4893]

@Andrew Barnett ten-4.....say I agree, but I also say the exact same about the politicians on the left.

[@Novelera05]

The American history is fascinating, of course it hasn’t been perfect (slavery), but its founding, innovation, ingenuity has been remarkable. I choose to see the greatness and not the flaws.

[@ykcubevan4893]

Kinda like "your truth".

[@Novelera05]

Ykcub Evan, both things can be true, because both happened, so it isn’t my truth is THE truth. I choose to look at the future, see the positive, and the beauty, while some people prefer to live in the past and see the ugliness in this life.

[@Sorain1]

I choose to see both. There is no sense in ignoring the flaws, but there is no sense in denying the greatness.

[@kcmiles9832]

"Facts are stubborn things" -John Adams.

[@jessejames5081]

I was tearing up by the end of this video... Thank you and God-bless America

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

God's not real and if he was, he wouldn't bless the US over other far more peaceful states like Norway or new Zealand

[@jessejames5081]

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 You think New Zealand is peaceful? Lol. It's full of racist hypocrites. What an ignorant statement to think that God blessed any country over another. And what the hell do you know anyway? You, like all of us, are a very flawed human being. Take your cynical 2 cents somewhere else.

[@TheBritishPatriot]

I dream of the day I am privileged enough to live in the United States and call myself an American citizen!

[@edwardcrowe3081]

Godspeed man. Welcome to the Republic...

[@michaelwiebe4282]

Me too!

[@hal7ter]

This is excellent. Much food for thought! Thank you for the work you do. It is God's work.

[@tobbiganz4215]

And again an eyeopener. Thank you!

[@thomaspaine1815]

Long live the Republic !

[@knightoyin6500]

Brilliant! Now imagine how better, more cohesive and united we will be as a country and as a society, if every college professor spoke about America in such glowing terms and with these undisputed facts, but they have chosen to do the opposite while enjoying the unique benefits America brings. These people are a disgrace and must be opposed.

[@benhowell5790]

Thanks for the clarity in such a washing machine of society PragerU, I've learned so much reason from your info and am able to pass it on to others hopefully making some sort of good energy ripples. I love America's foundation's but hate the left wing politicians trying to burn it to the ground. Truly, a proud allie from Australia. GO CAPITALISM!

[@hal7ter]

We pray for your country as well. Bless you.

[@shr9662]

We don’t even have capitalism in America and haven’t for a while

[@shr9662]

Paladin JN01 what I simply pointed out that we don’t have a capitalist economy. We have a mixed economy

[@MReese-nx2dc]

Ben Howell Be careful. These videos are highly revisionist along contemporary right-wing lines. For instance, at the founding of the US, there was a bourgeois elite that enshrined in law the prerequisites of a fully “free” “citizen”. It did not simply mean individuals free from government. Citizen had a particularly meaning. A citizen for the Founders was NOT an enslaved person form Africa. A citizen did not have full economic and political rights based on an ideal of liberty, but based on property. Those who did not own property were not included in the political body of citizens. Additionally, women were NOT citizens in this sense. Furthermore the idea that a “restrained government” led to economic growth in the US is highly misleading and just inaccurate. The government heavily intervened in the economy, putting up tariffs, expelling natives from productive land, and constructing the infrastructure to promote trade. The “infant industry” as Hamilton put it needed to be protected not by a restrained government but active and interventionist government. These oversights by PragerU demonstrates the ideological agenda of the organization. Please be careful when watching them. They are highly distorted.

[@MReese-nx2dc]

Paladin JN01 These are hostile and inaccurate comments with zero substance. We need to have a free exchange of ideas based on CIVILITY and FACTS. Please try to emulate these ideals. If you have a counterargument or something substantive to add to the conversation, please contribute. But your incivility is unnecessary.

[@hughaskew6550]

We founded this country on the premise of restraining government, but that premise has long ago passed away. Now it's all about government restraining us.

[@robinsss]

and conservatives share in the blame for that they create things like the war on drugs, and other violations of liberty

[@hughaskew6550]

@robinsss Did anyone say that they didn't? Everyone in office shares in the blame for the government's drastic overreach.

[@robinsss]

@@hughaskew6550 of course they did the republicans claim that they are protecting liberty and upholding constitutional principles in every piece of legislation they support they say that there is nothing unconstitutional about the war on drugs or criminalizing polygamy or not giving gays marriage

[@robinsss]

@Max Wylde why is gay marriage evil?

[@hughaskew6550]

@robinsss It's quite interesting that you insist in only blaming Republicans for government overreach. Dems have been complicit in the same efforts that you are trying to attribute to Republicans only. They're all at fault, all 535 of them.

[@copuchento7541]

Amazing keep on preaching the truth

[@shr9662]

Copuchento they don’t do that

[@shr9662]

Paladin JN01 I can break down some of their videos for you

[@chieflan5]

Excellent. His voice! I could listen to him all day!

[@bsgauge7496]

The founder's had something no other revolution ever had, large amounts of untapped land. Thus needed very little from the old guard except sovereignty.

[@alexanderhamilton6370]

@Max Wylde all land is stolen. For that matter all governments, when they are first formed, are in one way or another illegitimate. We could argue in circles like this all day, but it overlooks the point. Another way to look at it is America was illigetimately founded by rebelling against its illegitimate authority (the crown).

[@alexanderhamilton6370]

I assure you, any government formed is open to question. Someone, somewhere (usually many someones, in fact) will declare your authority illegitimate. Often rightly so. No piece of land in the history of mankind was acquired through 100% peaceful actions. Every where you sit is land that was taken by someone before them and someone before them and on and on. And that's the point. We can play this game all day of what was legitimate and what wasn't. It should be obvious by now that that's in the eyes of the beholder.

[@bsgauge7496]

@@alexanderhamilton6370 I agree and i would go a bit farther to conclude the " right to rule " is in fact the ability to maintain rule.

[@kaic1649]

PragerU: Praises the British Empire In another video Also PragerU: Praises the American Revolution in this video Who's side are you on!!!

[@bromineandtungsten]

I urge everyone to contact their local, state, and national leaders and demand that they lift these horrible economic restrictions and allow people to get back to work and businesses to open again. We can end this now.

[@stevemitz4740]

A million [non girly man] march on Dee Cee is called for ! Can I get a second? Hello,... anyone ?

[@bromineandtungsten]

steve mitz I think that would get their attention!

[@lianacordova8094]

🎵"God Bless America, land that I love"🎶♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

[@tzwacdastag8223]

"The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave" --- USA National Antehem Don't knell down

[@willhiggins9563]

🧎‍♂️

[@stevemitz4740]

@bcstractor Yes we need SOmeth-ing fool like you to lead U.S. to Satan's promised land! Right?

[@stevemitz4740]

@bcstractor Good you have your faith based nihilistic Religion I have my Realistic Jesus based religion! Now which one has the better retirement plan? Pascal's wager is an argument in philosophy presented by the seventeenth-century French philosopher, mathematician and physicist, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). It posits that humans bet with their lives that God either exists or does not. Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God." bcs-tractor can't pull that down, can it?

[@Americandude-de6zd]

I would never kneel for any country's anthem NEVER! just pure disrespectful

[@andrewdies6168]

@bcstractor The existence of the universe is enough evidence for God. Unless you believe in spontaneous generation, something disproven on multiple accounts. P.S. Ask any historian and they will tell you that Jesus did in fact exist. Read a history book sometime.

[@robertredditt7973]

In the early days of the U.S.A. 1777 to 1789, was a time I would liked to have lived in. The writing of the Articles of Confederation that were eventually approved by all 13 states in 1781. Also known as the first Constitution, and reading about the pro and cons of the people of that time concerning the Articles was an insight into the early days of America I had never heard about. The years between 1777 and 1789 not everyone agreed on how this new United States of America would be governed. Those who called themselves Federalist sought after a stronger Central government, and those who sought after a stronger State government, were call the Anti-Federalist by those who were the Federalist. Reading about this period and up to the Bill of Rights ratification 2 years after the Constitution was ratified. I thought I knew about the early days of our Country, I was very much mistaken. There are quite a few books out there you can learn from, on how the people of that time thought about how to now goveren themselves.

[@JoniukasVader]

PragerU!!!

[@Rockhound6165]

Oh, and our Founders must be rolling in their graves at what this country had become.

[@GK-ji3hk]

Another great video by PragerU.

[@joalmeria891]

What drives me nuts is when someone brings up slavery and says "America was terrible for doing slavery" which granted is true, but what they don't acknowledge is the fact that other countries have been practicing slavery for centuries more than us.

[@joalmeria891]

@Max Wylde Still my point remains valid

[@joalmeria891]

@Max Wylde Fair point

[@mwhitelaw8569]

This video shows how far away from the basic fundamentals of education we've gone. American history was an awesome class to have in elementary school Then further teachings in high school

[@kraevorn7483]

I have to disagree. The common man can vote. The founders would be horrified of that especially that women can vote too.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

My 22 ancestors fought at Oriskany and Fort Stanwix Aug 2-22 1777. They suceeded that was what was revolutionary. It wasn't put down, they won!

[@YTmoney88]

I'm using this to teach my daughter about the revolution.

[@timeforchange2539]

Thank you PragerU for your Americanism! The freedom of speech is the difference between us the them. When the world has freedom of speech, then we will have peace.

[@Beregond1861]

It deeply disappoints me just how many of the people I either knew when I was younger or went to school with no longer think this way, instead paying homage to the idea of socialized economy and supporting the idea giving the government the ability to tell everyone just how much their work is worth at the end of the day. But people always seem to want to forget the rule that if you don't work, you don't eat. (Unless of course you steal money to eat food through the system as a politician like Burnie Sanders has done for so long). Work is the only universal currency, and turning away from the very wise ideals of freedom, liberty and independence that our ancestors helped bring to fruition in history is not just foolish, but also extremely self-destructive and deeply saddening to me. That being said however, this video is contrarily very encouraging and I look forward to seeing just how America will prosper under 4 more years with a president who agrees that freedom (since it is not free at all) should ALWAYS be fought for, even if some fools don't think they will need it and decide to slander his name. God bless you PragerU!❤🙏

[@stevemitz4740]

Well said Mr. Kemp! Alexander Fraser Tytler's take was; “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Yes everyone it's now time to get on the "bondage" train to Hell! Satan's Democrats and Leftists are counting on it! Alexander Fraser Tytler how did he know back in 1716? A Lib might? say, "It's about The History,...Stupid".

[@Beregond1861]

@@stevemitz4740 How very interesting, I wil now have to give this Alexander Tytler at least a bit of study at some point. Thank you so much for replying, God bless!❤🙏

[@stevemitz4740]

@@Beregond1861 Study the bible that same repetition happened in Moses's bondage to freedom meme!

[@martynspeck]

A pleasure to hear from you Dr. Guelzo. You are our favorite professor from the Great Courses.

[@REDEYEREAPER]

I'm not american , so I don't fully understand this... BUT ... I do like what america has to offer !

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

What's not to understand governments should not control every aspect of your life.

[@REDEYEREAPER]

@@ifthatthenthis3797 I know that part , BUT , I seriously disagree with the truth about America's freedom , there is heavy censorship and alot of racism toward EVERYONE ... so clearly something is off and I don't understand where it come from.

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

@@REDEYEREAPER u don't get fined or jailed for saying anything. Being racist is a right. People have the right to be racist. As long as it doesn't directly harm others you can pretty much do it in America.

[@REDEYEREAPER]

@@ifthatthenthis3797 are you sure about that ?, there are people being punished for having regular opinions , centrist or right wing thoughts get attacked or arrested ( even if it's briefly without jail time ) , and all the Ideas of freedom and truth are being blocked by the media and internet companies ... leaving only the basic rights to be on paper only ! ... something that bother me about the american situation with censorship and corruption in the system , and don't get me started on the racism thing ! , the anti-white agenda and the anti-men agenda is going too far ! ... if you can't see it, then you can't answer me.

[@ifthatthenthis3797]

@@REDEYEREAPER nobody is being jailed for their opinions nobody is being fined for their opinions. Private organizations do what they want. Bc it's their right. Is it moral no. But the alternative is those anti-white anti-men establishments being forced to do business in a particular way.

[@Blaze6108]

Funny how when Europeans do it, it's "extorting new protections and privileges", but when Americans do it, it's "truly revolutionary". Talk about bias lol. Also, like it or not the Americans revolution is a derivative of the French revolution. The US founding fathers harbored nearly the same ideas as Montesquieu, Rousseau or Voltaire (mostly out of virtue of living in the same time and circumstances), and screaming hysterically that europe bad isn't going to change that. You'd also think that if only 'murica had been so great and special, Europe would be a third world area by now, and yet Europe progressed at about the same pace as the US after the revolution. A honest historian would look at why that is, but this channel mostly serves to indoctrinate Americans to never question their existing regime.

[@LKtube1]

Just ignore that America became a world super power and the dominant economy of the world in a tiny fraction of the time European countries were around. .. and "harboring ideas" is nice, but giving the boot to the British at that time took much more than ideas.

[@Blaze6108]

@@LKtube1 I guarantee you that America becoming a superpower fast has nothing to do with some super duper special sauce that America has. It's more related to, you know, the whole World War II thing, being the only country that wasn't bombed to shit after WWII, the likes. And of course the fact that European countries have been around since literally forever, so your comparison is kinda cheating to begin with. Try to apply this logic to other countries. Do you think the Roman Empire became a superpower because ancient Romans were uniquely virtuous? What about Babylon, or ancient China. Did these countries also have the super duper special sauce and virtue?

[@LKtube1]

​@@Blaze6108 Putting the US on the list up there with Romans sort of says everything.

[@Blaze6108]

@@LKtube1 How so? Ancient Rome was arguably the world's first "superpower" (yes, they didn't have nukes, but you get the point). Or do you think that the USA is totally unique in being a superpower? Like, you are aware that there have been large powers with great influence and domineering worldwide posture before 1945, right?

[@TheAaronChand]

​your right in fact during the time of the American Revolution the 2 of the world's wealthiest largest economy's was China which was under the Quing Dynasty. And India which was a bunch of Kingdoms with the notable Kingdoms such as the Maratha Empire the Mysore Kingdom Jhansi Hyderabad Kingdom and Sikh Punjabi Empire in Punjab province which includes Punjabi Pakistan and Punjab India than a United region which included Lahore now modern day Pakistan

[@jazzstandardman]

That third part on the founders ideas of diplomacy is key. We've lost our way. Stop trying to remake the rest of the world in our image. Be good. Be a beacon of truth. Whoever has eyes to see and ears to hear, let them follow. Unfortunately, the wisdom of the founders is more or less lost even on over 90% of our own citizenry.

[@allglorytothefather4186]

I can answer that. One of the things so revolutionary about the American Revolution was it was the first time a European colony stood up to their colonial masters. It was also revolutionary because up until that point, America was the only democracy in the world. Everywhere else was either a monarchy, a colony, or isolated communities of natives.

[@rv3089]

PraguerU! please do a series explaining The Federalists papers

[@bradenroten612]

In these scary times, it is important we don't forget this fact: EPSTEIN DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF!

[@raylee5461]

🤦‍♂️

[@aidenmcknight2884]

It's crazy that no one has tried to copy the _limited government_ philosophy in all the time since the US

[@sgt.kilrain6891]

I've heard that some South American countries copied our constitution word for word after their revolutions but corruption, greed and an uneducated populous doomed them to failure.

[@aidenmcknight2884]

Lol plagiarism doesn't work no matter where you use it XD

[@stmatthew123]

The Great Courses has many Allen Guelzo lectures. I highly recommend them!

[@geopavm]

What was revolutionary was that you inspired oppressed people from around the world to rise up against the tyrannical empires that oppressed them, and to fight for their rights, their liberty, and for a constitution that would secure the rule of law. As a descendant of one of those people, thank you USA.

[@gilsonrogeriolimaoliveira2807]

And now the United States forgot one more thing from the founders, to be a place where the opressed can flee to. Now they only talk about illegal immigration, and to build walls, all the while helping to destroy countries around the world with countless wars.

[@beeyurself]

Check, "The Trayvon Hoax" by Joel Gilbert. I just finished reading it, mind blowing.

[@willhiggins9563]

Nash Woods A book by a conspiracy theorist who shows up on info wars, no thanks.

[@stevemitz4740]

@@willhiggins9563 Only MSM CNN approved propaganda & agitprop are allowed in the Higgins trailer! Right?

[@beeyurself]

@@willhiggins9563 Obvi info wars spoke truth due to Alex being forced off multiple platforms at once. You can read the first part of the book for free on Kindle. I'm only trying to spread truth here.

[@beeyurself]

@@stevemitz4740Mind control is strong with Will!

[@stevemitz4740]

@@beeyurself I read, under the new COVID 19 law [page 247 / 300?] one can be jailed for "improper" speech! An uncontrolled mind can pose a threat to the controlled masses masters!

[@jonnyw82]

Our Founding Fathers were brilliant, moral and wise.

[@jonnyw82]

Max Wylde you must have such as sad life that you resort to making over the top comments just to try to anger people and goad then into an argument. It’s almost like neglected children who act out for attention bc negative attention is more desirable than neglect. I truly feel sorry for you I hope you can somehow find the healing you need to rise above pettiness you have displayed. Best of luck you you and have a great night.

[@ericoanthony779]

I’m not even American and i had goosebumps watching this, America really is amazing

[@c.miller7730]

Thank you so much for the excellent videos!!!

[@jjphank]

Our three branches of government are founded from the Bible Isaiah 33 22 "God is our lawgiver God is our judge God is our King." And I would disagree when we went overseas we were helping weaker countries fight against evil countries which is the right thing to do. And God blessed us for it. Now we're so self-centered it's sick, even most Republicans take up the lefts talking points on this. Thirdly, just recognizing our foundation as a nation is not going to help. the slide to the left is so great that our days are numbered. Only true Christian revival can stop the slide. only Jesus Christ in your heart will change a person's selfish motives and sin.

[@jjphank]

@Max Wylde name one monarchy in history that did not steal power & money from its citizens. In fact the opposite is true they kille their own people that going on now with China, Sudan, lot of European countries are sacrificing their own citizens for multiculturalism, Islamic Jihad. .. Not even caring if they get raped or killed; Germany, Sweden, parts of England..come on get with it. The US has three branches of government the legislative the judicial and executive, and that's exactly what Isaiah 33:22 is. that's where they got it from. A three-pronged government is way better than a two prong or one. You're never going to get a fair monarchy until Jesus comes back who is the Prince of Peace you're never going to have peace on this Earth till then. Jesus said you'll never out give to the poor, He said the poor will be with you always so you'll never be able to subsidize lazy, slothful people .not all of them of that way but people will fall in line to be that way. Also tell me how's this country going to economically run and feed all its citizens under a monarchy. By using free enterprise which is what the US invented. entrepreneurship is taken away in a monarchy. Yeah right multiculturalism let's make peace with absolute Savages like MS-13 and Jihadi Muslims you must be out of it. And only way to be in heaven & not being in hell is to have a relationship with Jesus Christ otherwise you will not see the millennial Reign where He reigns on Earth. You will be in hell for all eternity

[@standooostandooo9195]

“The freest country in the world” Please dear Americans, what can you do so freely there that others in EU and rest of developed world can’t?

[@TopsideCrisis346]

This should be broadcast on every television channel in America at very conspicuous times on July 4th. 😎

[@jonathandravis6013]

Excellent work as usual Prageru.

[@inigonavarro-rubio3367]

Some of you won't understand what I'm going to say... and that's ok. But for those of you willing to listen... please, please, please... don't let anyone destroy the freedom and rights that made America great. You guys are like a lighthouse in a world of darkness. If you could see for a second what it means to live in a country where the government has taken over your life, you'd understand. And it's not just Venezuela I'm talking about. Europe is going down a terrible spiral of oppression. You guys might not realize that when you come to visit, but when you live and work here you can easily tell we're digging our own graves. In 50 years the effects of these pernicious European policies we'll be obvious and the American system will shine again. Trust me, it will happen. Just like in the 60s a lot of self-proclaimed intellectuals supported communism as an economic system and it collapsed under its own weight, now a lot of people are supporting SWJ and socialism ideals. But those ideas don't work and will collapse. You just have to stop them long enough so that it becomes self-evident. Freedom of speech, personal responsibility, rule of law, separation of powers... those aren't just punchlines. Those are the keys to your children and your childrens' children future. I wish I could have a green card to move to the US right away. I would like my children to have a better future. I'm starting my own business and hopefully will make enough money to move to the US in the next couple of years. Ohh and BTW... I'll move to the US, LE-GA-LLY. Wish me luck!

[@SHARKVADERS]

PU !!!

[@megalopolis2015]

Excellent message. Great voice.

[@eldridgesmart5516]

Thanks for the video 👍🏾👍🏾

[@JuanJDuenas]

i thought I recognized this man’s voice so i went over to my audible audiobook on the history of the united states from the great courses plus and sure enough.

[@masadda7]

God bless America, from a Saudi that admires this great country 🇸🇦🇺🇲

[@randytrejo6895]

Prager U droppin hints👀👀👀🔥

[@kw5465]

Very cool - so cool I watched this video 3 times in a row

[@concerned1313]

Thank you PragerU!

[@LtSump]

absolutely brilliant

[@dboivin48]

This is why America thrives. A free country like ours, speaks for itself.

[@comesahorseman]

Thank you, Alan!

[@lars1296]

PragerU will educate us during our self-isolation.

[@IvyParks]

Finally! A Prager U video that isn't crying about the "Left"! Can't say the same about the viewers below.

[@nospam-hn7xm]

What a fantastic presentation. Mr. Guelzo is mesmerizing. He should narrate Audible Books, on the side.

[@scottinnis9666]

A wonderful presentation!

[@salruiz8066]

Very insightful👍👍😎

[@DocX1000]

Happy Birthday America! God Bess the U.S.A.!

[@completecontroll7165]

Freedom is always revolutionary.

[@cocomonglover]

And democracy

[@reesespieces2514]

This is probably the only PragerU video that I don’t hate and actually agree with

[@user-md9vb7fu8s]

Your narrator's inspiration

[@adriangribincea5918]

Thank you, God, for giving us the Internet to discover such amazing cultures. And thank you PragerU, for sharing such valuable knowledge to the rest of the World. Respect from a moldavian citizen. I wish Moldova learned some American values.

[@Mr24Acdcfreak]

What blows my mind about the American Revolution is that, at the end of it all, we appointed a military general at the head of the nation's government, and he did nothing to try and seize or grow his own power. It is astonishing that a person, who devoted much of their life in an extreme hierarchy, to a system where the commands come from the top down, was able to be such an effective leader in the government. One only has to look at any recent dictatorship to see that giving the reins to a military official, especially in a new democracy, is generally a recipe for disaster.

[@18Bees]

Footballfreak66 I’m new here as a citizen. I’m hoping we return to less much less government but can’t see it happening.

[@Mr24Acdcfreak]

@@18Bees all it takes is people like us who make our voices heard and point out the flaws of a government that's too big.

[@noradennis4361]

This is a WONDERFUL country. I am proud of my country and how far we've come since our revolution. I'm very proud to be an American and wouldn't want to live in any other country.

[@ellastarburst736]

I'm extremely glad that you posted this video, because in social studies classrooms, children are being taught that the revolution was NOT revolutionary simply because the new form of government bore resemblance to the British rule.

[@mosin9105]

Thanks Prager U!

[@apexalaska]

I would give up my career in law enforcement and become a teacher, just to be able to play pragerU videos to my class. I love you guys. Also please fix your title.

[@JohnJohn-nh2rl]

It’s a shame that many don’t know this incredible history of our nation

[@timothyi.mcdermott8728]

Thank God for the courage of not only the founding fathers. God bless all those men and women who shed their blood and in so many cases paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom to be "We the People."

[@Fudgecakestudios]

I would buy a shirt with this thumbnail on it. Super cool.

[@yay4life183]

i looked at the thumbnail and thought the paper said ''meme people"

[@johnd3218]

god bless america!! keep up the great content

[@cyberrock9018]

No school but prager u is here

[@toonybrain]

God bless America! God surely shed His abundant grace on thee.

[@peterbellini6102]

1st rate job Professor.

[@Rockhound6165]

Without watching the video, the reason it was so revolutionary is because it's the only revolution that truly gave the power to the people and the leaders did it voluntarily. Every other revolution in history left the people less free than they were before. Only when this happened did the leaders put out a document that put limits on government and power to the people. This has yet to happen again.

[@vyr01]

our current governmental "leaders" need to be reminded that the Power is with the People , and watch this video

[@barretharms6948]

Thank you very much I would like to hear more about the literature that our founding fathers created From pamphlets to calendars to books to novels I would like to have a list of them all

[@sergiuauditore5134]

God bless United States of America, with respect from Romania 🇷🇴 🇺🇸

[@angelopaulovelasco2981]

I wanna point out that I get Vox as recommendations for every video that I watch from PragerU