After the deliberations of the 1787 Constitutional Congress were completed a Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia engaged in the following conversation with Benjamin Franklin."Well Doc... moreAfter the deliberations of the 1787 Constitutional Congress were completed a Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia engaged in the following conversation with Benjamin Franklin."Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy?" Franklin responded "A republic if you can keep it". How faithfully have we kept it?
They said America is a government of law, not men. They said there are inherent dangers in Democracy. It can degenerate into a mobocracy and tyranny.James Madison said "Democ... moreThey said America is a government of law, not men. They said there are inherent dangers in Democracy. It can degenerate into a mobocracy and tyranny.James Madison said "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention, have even been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property and have in general been as short in their lives as they are violent in their deaths."John Adams said "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide" Per Chief Justice John Marshall "The difference between a balanced Republic and a Democracy is like the difference between order and chaos"Per Lord Acton, "The one prevailing evil of a democracy is the tyranny of the mob"James Russell Lowell said "democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor"Ralph Waldo Emerson said "democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors" less
Per David Souter. "Our biggest problem is civic ignorance". He went on to say "What I worry about is when problems are not addressed. People will not know who is ... morePer David Souter. "Our biggest problem is civic ignorance". He went on to say "What I worry about is when problems are not addressed. People will not know who is responsible. And when the problems get bad enough ....someone will come forward and say 'give me total power and I will solve this problem.' That is how the Republic fell in Roman times. Augustus became emperor not because he arrested the Roman Senate. He became emperor because he promised he would solve all the problems that were not being solved." How prophetic he was. less
How proud are you of the person whom you are going to go to the mat for? Enablers/justifiers/apologists. Imagine how you are going to explain this to your kids unless you have alre... moreHow proud are you of the person whom you are going to go to the mat for? Enablers/justifiers/apologists. Imagine how you are going to explain this to your kids unless you have already brainwashed them and they're beyond hope. Oh My God. Oh my God. Oh my God. :(
