[lizma]

"A democracy cannot survive as a permanent form of government. It can last only until its
citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that
moment on, the majority who vote will vote for the candidates promising the greatest benefits
from the public purse, with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal
policies, always followed by a dictatorship."

Sir Alex Fraser Tyler

[mc5cents]

Good quote. Sir Alex went on to say this:

"The world's greatest civilizations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from great courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complaacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependency back to bondage."

[Lancey Howard]

"...with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal policies, always followed by a dictatorship."

Which is why the 1st and 2nd amendments are the 1st and 2nd amendments, and why protecting them from the onslaught of the Democrat Party and their scumbag allies on the left and in the press is the most critical element of this nation's ongoing culture war.

Regards,
LH