Anonymous Coward User ID: 1700677 United States 09/22/2011 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | From Dependence To Bondage Again In the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor at The University of Edinborough) used an analogy to describe "The Fall of The Athenian Republic" some 2,000 years prior:
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always 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 complacency; From complacency to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”
Sound familiar? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1700264 Brazil 09/22/2011 03:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: From Dependence To Bondage Again we are currently leaving apathy to dependence. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1700677 United States 09/22/2011 04:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: From Dependence To Bondage Again we are currently leaving apathy to dependence.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1700264 I think you're right, Brazilian brother. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1700677 United States 09/23/2011 01:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: From Dependence To Bondage Again Read again. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1385276 United States 11/08/2012 09:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: From Dependence To Bondage Again The election reminded me of this |