f********8
发帖数: 5601 | 1 In 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of
Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some
2000 years prior:
"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 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." | b*********0
发帖数: 1441 | 2 这种贴子也没人顶。成天斗嘴有什么意思。
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【在 f********8 的大作中提到】
: In 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of
: Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some
: 2000 years prior:
: "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 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."
| j******8
发帖数: 1006 | 3 so look true!!
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the
the
policy
【在 f********8 的大作中提到】
: In 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of
: Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some
: 2000 years prior:
: "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 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."
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