Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Alexander Fraser Tytler Quote
Alexander Fraser Tytler
An Observation on Democracy
The most interesting observation is how closely the US has followed this scenario.
\"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with a result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship. The average age of the world\'s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have 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 Selfishness
* From Selfishness to Complacency
* From Complacency to Apathy
* From Apathy to Dependency
* From Dependency back into Bondage\"
--- most commonly attributed to
\"The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic\"
by Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee (1748-1813)
(Scottish judge and historian at Edinburgh University)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
HELLO ! ! ! ! ! ! !
OKAY YA ALL. I KNOW IT'S SUMMER. VACATIONS AND ALL....MAYBE WE'LL TRY GETTING A PHONE LIST TOGETHER THIS FALL? COME ON YA ALL. I'M FIXIN' TO SHOW OUT HERE. IT'S
REAL EASY. TYPE IN YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONES, EMAIL ...ADDRESS IT TO
TRUVISTA.NET AND MASH THE SEND BUTTON. EASY AS PUDDIN' PIE. LOVE AUNTY LAURA
Labels: and wisteria, azela, dog wood
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
TIME TO UPDATE THE FAMILY LIST
OKAY EVERYONE....IT'S TIME TO UPDATE THE FAMILY PHONE AND ADDRESS LIST. HOLIDAYS ARE COMING AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO AT LEAST SEND A CHRISTMAS CARD TO EVERONE IN THE FAMILY. OUR FAMILY IS GETTING TO BE VERY EXTENDED. AND MILES SHOULD NOT SEPARATE OUR THOUGHTS FOR EACH OTHER. SOOOO....LET GET IT GOING. EMAIL ME AT
DILLER6@TRUVISTA.NET
LOVE YOU.
AUNTY LAURA