It is not surprising that in 1791. only 2 years after our own Constitution was ratified. the Poles adopted a similar document granting sovereignty to the peoplean idea of unprecedented liberalism in that time and that place. Unfortunately. Polands neighbors. Russia and Prussia. had governments of great tyranny and they saw the liberal Polish Government as a constant threat to their own harsh systems. As a result. Poland has been attacked time after time by her large aggressive neighbors. Many fine Polish people have immigrated to America where they made notable contributions to our own country. beginning with the famous Revolutionary War hero. Kosciuszko. Less well known are the three generals of Polish origin who fought in the Civil War: Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski.
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