Quote Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow View Post
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quot...de_Tocqueville

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville


“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville


Smart guy.
We forgot to pay attention in history class. History repeats itself over and over and over. Prepare for the dictator. Obama would love that gig.