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<blockquote data-quote="Vern Harrison" data-source="post: 39880" data-attributes="member: 1608"><p><strong>Re: Today\'s Society...</strong></p><p></p><p>The Fall of the Athenian Republic.</p><p></p><p>"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only</p><p>exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse</p><p>(generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the</p><p>majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from</p><p>the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses</p><p>over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship."</p><p>"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two</p><p></p><p>hundred years. These! nations have progressed through this sequence. From</p><p>bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from</p><p>courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance, from abundance to</p><p>complacency; from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from</p><p>dependence back into bondage."</p><p>....................................................</p><p>Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul,</p><p>Minnesota, wrote this about the 2000 election:</p><p></p><p>Population of counties won by Gore 127 million, won by Bush 143 million.</p><p></p><p>Square miles of country won by Gore 580,000, won by Bush 2,427,000.</p><p></p><p>States won by Gore 19, by Bush 29.</p><p></p><p>Murder per 100,000 residents in counties won by Gore 13.2 by Bush 2.1</p><p>(not a typo).</p><p></p><p>Professor Olson adds, "The map of the territory Bush won was (mostly) the</p><p>land owned by the people of this great country. Not the citizens living in</p><p>cities owned by the government and living off ! the government....</p><p></p><p></p><p>Professor Olson thinks the US is now between the apathy and complacency</p><p>phase of democracy although he believes that 40 percent of the nation's</p><p>population has already reached the dependency phase. HUMMMMM. It MAKES YOU</p><p>THINK.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Hey guys, read this tonite on Benchrest.com...........hmmmmmm</p><p> Later, vern</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vern Harrison, post: 39880, member: 1608"] [b]Re: Today\'s Society...[/b] The Fall of the Athenian Republic. "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) 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, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship." "The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two hundred years. These! nations have progressed through this 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." .................................................... Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, wrote this about the 2000 election: Population of counties won by Gore 127 million, won by Bush 143 million. Square miles of country won by Gore 580,000, won by Bush 2,427,000. States won by Gore 19, by Bush 29. Murder per 100,000 residents in counties won by Gore 13.2 by Bush 2.1 (not a typo). Professor Olson adds, "The map of the territory Bush won was (mostly) the land owned by the people of this great country. Not the citizens living in cities owned by the government and living off ! the government.... Professor Olson thinks the US is now between the apathy and complacency phase of democracy although he believes that 40 percent of the nation's population has already reached the dependency phase. HUMMMMM. It MAKES YOU THINK. Hey guys, read this tonite on Benchrest.com...........hmmmmmm Later, vern [/QUOTE]
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