[Nowhere Man]

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until voters discover that they can vote themselves largesses from the public treasury. From that time on, the majority always votes for the candidate 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 great civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage."

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I remember Jim Quinn here in Pittsburgh had that quote recited a long time ago and I've been looking for it ever since and the person who said it. Thanks again.

I think we are moving to dependency myself, well, if FrankenKerry gets in, with all the welfare he wants to pass out, I rest my case.

[Lexinom]

FrankenKerry

And his wife, her emminence (her grace?) the Countess Chocolad. And of course, we can't forget Counsel SueBerry.

Okay, lame attempts at humor.

[upchuck]

Thank you.

Something worth checking out: http://w3f.com/patriots/demorep.html