"Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794) in his Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (1976 - 1988) said that the following five attributes marked Rome at the end; first, a mounting love of show and luxury; second, a widening gap between the very rich and the very poor; third, an obsession with sex, fourth, freakishness in the arts, masquerading as originality, and enthusiasm pretending to be creativity; fifth, an increased desire to live off the state".
Classics!!!! Thanks for that quote. This is the “knowledge” that was removed by John Dewey so that human beings would NOT get off the “wheel of history” like our Founders did.
The vast study of history and philosophy and laws gives one the ability to become wise that ordinary everyday experiences do not allow. This destruction of Knowledge in our schools——to insert “social” sciences and one’s own experiences and moral relativism (Dewey pragmatism).....Is FATAL.
We are reaping the years of destruction of the minds of generations of children, so they are unable to understand the world and politics and make moral decisions.
Just bought some sets of Gibbon’s classic work from a used book store to give as Christmas gifts :) .