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The '''metric system''' is a system of measurement developed during the [[French Revolution]]'s anti-religious [[The Cult of Reason|Cult of Reason]]<ref>However, according to researcher Pat Norton, the system was described a century earlier by Englishman John Wilkins.  [http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/15/1978802.htm Australian Broadcasting Corporation], 15 July 2007 (retrieved 15 July 2007.)</ref> and based on permanent natural standards rather than on royal decrees. [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]] headed the Revolutionary weights-and-measures committee that developed it and set its initial definitions. Because of its background and rationale behind its existence, the metric system is an embodiment of [[liberal]] and [[globalist]] values.<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6045110807001/?playlist_id=5198073478001#sp=show-clips Can the US continue to stand alone against the metric system?] ''Fox News Video''. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>

The '''metric system''' is a system of measurement developed during the [[French Revolution]]'s anti-religious [[The Cult of Reason|Cult of Reason]]<ref>However, according to researcher Pat Norton, the system was described a century earlier by Englishman John Wilkins.  [http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/15/1978802.htm Australian Broadcasting Corporation], 15 July 2007 (retrieved 15 July 2007.)</ref> and based on permanent natural standards rather than on royal decrees. [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]] headed the Revolutionary weights-and-measures committee that developed it and set its initial definitions. Because of its background and rationale behind its existence, the metric system is an embodiment of [[liberal]] and [[globalist]] values.<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6045110807001/?playlist_id=5198073478001#sp=show-clips Can the US continue to stand alone against the metric system?] ''Fox News Video''. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.</ref>

Traditional systems of measurement all used standard lengths of parts of the human body, or standard distances that a human might walk. The metric system, by contrast, initially, and inaccurately, used the [[Earth]] itself as the ultimate standard.

Traditional systems of measurement all used standard lengths of parts of the human body, or standard distances that a human might walk; as humans differ in size, the standards would frequently change when a new king was crowned, and units based off the main standard would differ (for example, a foot consists of 12 inches, but a yard consists of three feet). The metric system, by contrast, initially (though inaccurately) used the [[Earth]] itself as the ultimate standard, but all units off the main standard differ by a factor of 10.

In 1878 the [[United States]] signed the treaty called the ''Convention du Mètre.'' Since then, ''both'' the metric system and the [[United States customary units]] (miles, inches, pounds, etc.) have had legal status in the US. US Customary units are in fact defined by reference to metric units; that is, legally, an inch is ''defined'' to be exactly 25.4 millimeters.

In 1878 the [[United States]] signed the treaty called the ''Convention du Mètre.'' Since then, ''both'' the metric system and the [[United States customary units]] (miles, inches, pounds, etc.) have had legal status in the US. US Customary units are in fact defined by reference to metric units; that is, legally, an inch is ''defined'' to be exactly 25.4 millimeters.