[ansel12]

This link has an article about the origin of the quote.

http://www.geocities.com/nerolsnilloc/library/tytler.html

[oneolcop]

What, in your estimation is the validity of the thought, however expressed and to whom attributed?

[Congressman Billybob]

The first part of this is, in concept, the same as Aristotle's reasons for considering "democracy" to be a "corrupt form of government." 2,500 years ago, Aristotle concluded that a pure democracy would vote itself into bankruptcy and political failure.

John / Billybob