今天学了个新词，特别适合现在的美国。

BerettaFan

goubeibei

头一次见，是新产生的词吗

davidlee1

是在谈论现政府吗？

Two centuries ago, a somewhat obscure Scotsman named Tytler made this profound observation: "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."

davidlee1

Alexander Fraser Tytler
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage.

jerseyv

davidlee1 发表于 2013-11-14 10:06
Alexander Fraser Tytler
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of ...

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kk58

xavierok

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