Blog A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. Share This Post Commentaries A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. By redkudzu_admin on March 1st 2015 No Comments / 126 views “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years.” ¯ Alexis de Tocqueville, French author and historian, in Author of Democracy in America, published in 1835 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Quotes Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles Farrakhan Tells Black Soldiers To Desert For The ‘Day Of Judgment’ For Whites March 6th 2015 Commonly Misused Phrases That Will Make You Sound Unprofessional November 22nd 2017