
Appendix 4- Shocks To The System
Revolutions
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The Greatest Revolution of All Time Was Not Shocked by a War
The French Revolution, the greatest revolution of them all, was not shocked by a war. The American Revolution was meanwhile just about intolerable administrative reforms. And then finally, Porphyry in Mexico followed 1848-style social problems with financial panics and recessions. Appendix V is trigger time. When all the kindling has been laid, fuel has been piled up, and the sparks are flying all over the place.
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