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That's why Republics are better. I haven't heard any expiration date on Republics yet. Rome lasted almost 700 years. Lets shoot for that.

[billbears]

That's why Republics are better. I haven't heard any expiration date on Republics yet. Rome lasted almost 700 years. Lets shoot for that

But we're no longer a Republic, haven't been one for years. This nation is at best a National Democracy

[Xenalyte]

I also need to do some context research, to find out if "representative republic" is included in Tytler's concept.

[r9etb]

That's why Republics are better. I haven't heard any expiration date on Republics yet. Rome lasted almost 700 years. Lets shoot for that.

Actually, the Roman Republic lasted no more than about 300 years, followed by 400+ years of empire and despotism.

From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage."

While these delineations are far too neat -- they don't happen in such clear-cut phases -- we've seen enough selfishness, apathy, and dependence over the past 35+ years to surmise that republics are not immune.