Truth as Seen From a Historical and Rational Perspective
from the desk of Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Libe rty -vs- Tyra nny The following, brought to you from the inbox at Rational Nation USA has not been verified as to historical accuracy nor whether the authorship of the piece has been properly acknowledged. This due to the extreme lack of available time to do so. Nonetheless, it bears publishing because its inherent truth can readily be seen in in the actualities of history. Especially western history throughout the last millennium. Obituary-Very Interesting: In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinborough, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 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 that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From t...