The revolution set the stage for the modern world though, a world separated in sovereign states (instead of kingdoms) the three branches government etc. etc. For countries that are hanging on the edges of europe, which weren't strongly ethnically homogeneous, like my country, Greece, that style of government was vital for the definition of the nation.
That said, let's not derail the conversation with irrelevant historical anecdotes that are out of time anyway.
That said, let's not derail the conversation with irrelevant historical anecdotes that are out of time anyway.