[Spridgets] Alexis de Tocqueville

[WFO Herb]

Interesting fellow.  If you've not done so, read about him.
Herb

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 5:37 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville
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> "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only
> exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the
> public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate
> promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because
> of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a
> dictatorship, then a monarchy." -  Alexis de Tocqueville -
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