“We may yet become the first nation to die from a terminal case of frivolity.”
What about Louis XVI?
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Not "kingdom" -- "nation".
Sowell's point was that it was a [supposed] majority of this frivolous nation that stupidly chose 0bozo -- TWICE...
Louis XIV was a frivolous individual who [supposedly] stupidly claimed
"L'etat, c'est moi."
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BIG difference... ONE dumb@$$ -- vs-- a NATIONof dumb@$$3$...