| de Tocqueville quote; agree? | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 25 2012, 04:28 AM (323 Views) | |
| Brodanny | Nov 25 2012, 04:28 AM Post #1 |
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“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, Democracy in America, 1835 |
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| Snidely Whiplash | Nov 25 2012, 08:39 AM Post #2 |
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Alexis de Tocqueville was an elitist who came out of an aristocracy. In a democracy the public is supposed to vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. We the public are supposed to be the determinants of spending priorities. Edited by Snidely Whiplash, Nov 26 2012, 08:21 PM.
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| Snidely Whiplash | Nov 26 2012, 08:22 PM Post #3 |
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So Brod, what's your take on him? |
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| n.W.o. | Nov 26 2012, 10:27 PM Post #4 |
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Democracies don't exist. The End. |
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