People...

On Oct 8, 4:17 pm, wrote:
"A Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of Government. It can
only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse
(a liberal gift) out of public treasury. From that moment on the
majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits
from the public treasury with the result that Democracy always
collapses over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a
Dictatorship."

We are there. The takers have won.
--
Gene Seibel
Tales of Flight -http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

Isn't that an Alexis de Tocqueville quote?

Yes, circa 1848.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Flying Machine - http://pad39a.com/gene/
Because we fly, we envy no one.

Isn't that an Alexis de Tocqueville quote?

Yes, circa 1848.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Flying Machine -http://pad39a.com/gene/
Because we fly, we envy no one.

Yes, he seems to be the Nostradamus of the USA. I think that George
Orwell may have been inspired by Alexis...