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| But they came up with a radical new idea for government and had nothing in the way of another government with a simular concept upon which to base or support their theory with. |
You are apparently unfamiliar with greek and roman history.
Ours is by far the first republic, while it did include a lot of good modifications, the basic concept is pretty old. They even used a lot of greco-roman architecture in Washington D.C. to help connect us with the ancient ideas.