During the reigns of Kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, France supported the English colonists in their resistance against the London government not because of an admiration for democracy but because the French wanted to weaken the British, who, for a long period of time, had been the enemies of the Government of France.
Kuninkaiden Ludwig XV ja Ludwig XVI valtakausina Ranska tuki englantilaisten siirtokuntalaisten Lontoon hallinnon vastaista vastarintaa, ei demokratian arvostuksesta, vaan heikentääkseen brittejä, jotka olivat jo pitkään olleet piikki Ranskan hallinnon lihassa.