“The virtuous circle” doesn’t just preserve inclusive institutions: it actually makes them
more inclusive over the course of history. Once multiple groups share power, new groups can demand a place in the government and win their political rights much more easily. Even if the first inclusive political institutions in nations like England and the US didn’t actually include
everyone, they were still the first and most important steps toward a truly inclusive form of democracy. In other words, while the Glorious Revolution didn’t create a democracy, England’s eventual democracy would have been impossible without the revolution.