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To: steve harris who wrote (215798)	1/23/2005 5:35:54 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573646

>A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. Based on what historical precedent? -Z

To: steve harris who wrote (215798)	1/23/2005 5:36:54 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1573646

¨From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.¨ Good quote. Unfortunately for the author, this has never happened...

To: steve harris who wrote (215798)	1/24/2005 3:07:35 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573646

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. Well there you go......the GOP is draining the public treasury. Pork, pork every where! Who will be the first dictator......Bush, Jeb, Gingrich, Wolfowitz? Which one have you guys picked to lead us into totalitarian hell?