Which statement about independence movements in latin america is not true?
a. military strongmen took power in most countries after they won independence from spain.
b. stable democratic governments flourished in most latin american countries.
c. latin american peoples had very little experience in democracy or self-government.
d. independence leaders were inspired by the american and french revolutions.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.