By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic, most willing to challenge tradition and authority. They had the highest wages and highest living standard, and probably the most engagement between the populace and the government of any country. Then the United States took those same qualities to the nth degree, and the British were suddenly appeared stodgy and tradition-bound.
![By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic, Image](https://www.idlehearts.com/images/by-18th-century-standards-they-great-britain-were-the-freest-most-dynamic.jpg?x85372 "By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic,")
