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Every time I read an essay about the state of America and the nearness of it's downfall, no matter how well written, and this essay is, I always come to the words of Alexander Tyler who in 1750 said the following:

"The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage."

107 posted on 06/08/2007 9:21:11 PM PDT by PISANO (There is NO security & there can be none as long as there are suicide bombers!!)

To: PISANO; Nowhere Man

I was searching for the Tyler quote earlier tonight, when responding to #30 above, by Nowhere Man. It is indeed more pertinent than ever. Thanks for providing it.

~ joanie

115 posted on 06/08/2007 9:34:43 PM PDT by joanie-f (If you believe that God is your co-pilot, it might be time to switch seats ...)

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