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.
What do you guys think? Yeah i know there is some controversy over where the quote came from, but it's still an interesting topic.