Was the American Revolution Radical?

07/03/2025 Murray N. Rothbard

The American Revolution wasn’t a polite disagreement with Britain. It was a people-powered upheaval that shattered empires, inspired global revolutions, and rewrote the rules of liberty.

Original article: https://mises.org/articles-interest/was-american-revolution-radical

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