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To: LPS5 who wrote (180)9/27/2002 1:45:26 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (1) of 2534
 
I think, though, that Jefferson & Co would be less disappointed with the overall trend and more by the fact that there aren't more voices speaking up -

this is where we are...

Alexander Tyler:
"A democracy can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury".

Alexis de Tocqueville:

"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money."
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