“A democracy is always temporary in nature;
it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.
A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover
that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates
who promise the most benefits from the public treasury,
with the result that every democracy will finally collapse
due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship”
- Alexander Tytler 1787
"There is no nation on earth powerful enough to accomplish our overthrow. Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government."
- Daniel Webster
"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize
they can bribe the people with their own money."
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
"We have a system that increasingly
taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
- Milton Friedman
“There is no ‘slippery slope’ toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase
where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.”
- Alan K. Simpson
"This year (1935) will go down in history! For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
- Adolf Hitler
it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.
A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover
that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates
who promise the most benefits from the public treasury,
with the result that every democracy will finally collapse
due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship”
- Alexander Tytler 1787
"There is no nation on earth powerful enough to accomplish our overthrow. Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government."
- Daniel Webster
"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize
they can bribe the people with their own money."
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
"We have a system that increasingly
taxes work and subsidizes non-work."
- Milton Friedman
“There is no ‘slippery slope’ toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase
where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.”
- Alan K. Simpson
"This year (1935) will go down in history! For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
- Adolf Hitler
