“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government"

 Via John "That is why our Founders insisted on forming a republic which is not hindered by all the downfalls inherent in a democracy. Notice that the Party of Pork never refers to the United  State by its proper designation and accurate description, a republic preferring to lie and refer to our nation as a democracy, in order to trick the feeble-minded, the gullible, the poorly educated and the misinformed."

“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. 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 selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”

 ~~ Alexander Fraser Tytler