His idea of making the USSR democratic, didn't help him with popularity but it did eventually lead to the unintentional fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
The printing press.
The author likely believes that America is an improbable idea due to the diversity of its people, the challenges faced in creating a unified nation out of different backgrounds and beliefs, and the ongoing struggle to uphold democratic principles and values in a complex society. The idea of a nation founded on liberty and equality for all is seen as ambitious and unlikely, but worth striving for despite its difficulties.
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Yes, Europe benefited from Metternich's idea of a balance of power, which aimed to prevent any single nation from dominating the continent after the Napoleonic Wars. This concept helped to establish a framework for diplomacy and alliances that maintained relative peace in Europe for much of the 19th century. By promoting cooperation among major powers, Metternich's approach contributed to stability and the avoidance of large-scale conflicts until the outbreak of World War I. However, it also suppressed nationalist movements and led to tensions that would later resurface.
The idea that a nation's monarch was chosen by god is called divine right.
The "divine right of Kings" is the idea that God chooses a nation's ruler.
18th century political revolutions in Europe and the Americas
The idea that a nation's monarch was chosen by god is called divine right.
Hardly. The British withdrawal from the EU was clearly motivated by a desire to maintain a nation-state. French nationalists like Le Pen (father or daughter) clearly want to keep this idea alive. There are nationalist movements in many other European countries that have obtained varying degrees of traction.
A democratic idea in the Mayflower Compact was the idea of mutual regard for one another as equals. Another was the goal of establishing laws that were equal and just.
The benefit of a democratic government is ostensibly the idea that leaders can be held to account by the population as opposed to having complete and total free rein to rule over the population dictatorially.