Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Moment De Toqueville Spoke of Has Arrived

The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.

~ Alexis de Tocqueville (1835)

2 comments:

hymns that preach said...

Alexis was a pretty brillian guy.

Shark Food said...

That he was, Ralph.

Too bad none of our fearless leaders today have anything remotely approaching his brilliance and insight.