The following quote attributed to Scottish history professor Alexander Tyler in 1787, seems to portray an accurate reflection of what has occurred during our 200+ years of existence as a democracy.
To quote
Mr. Tyler,
“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 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.”
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage
Source: www.educating.net
The only thing that will trump the above statement of fact is the promise of God that He Blesses to a Thousand Generations!!
"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"(Deuteronomy 7:9). If the above statement is fact, then since America is a "Christian" nation, it's first Dictator will be the Anti-Christ of the Tribulation period. I'm glad I won't be here because processing our national tolerance mindset and our complacency is almost overwhelming for me at times. I will continue to preach that God is our only HOPE!!! I believe that we as Americans can rise above historical fact, we always beat the odds. We had a group of men that signed a document called "The Declaration of Independence", they beat the odds and overcame every thing that came against them in the most challenging time in our history. I believe in the American way of life, our philosophy and the God of our founding fathers. Our future depends on what you believe, so what do you believe?
Scott L. Boatner
The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From bondage to spiritual faith;
From spiritual faith to great courage;
From courage to liberty;
From liberty to abundance;
From abundance to complacency;
From complacency to apathy;
From apathy to dependence;
From dependence back into bondage
Source: www.educating.net
The only thing that will trump the above statement of fact is the promise of God that He Blesses to a Thousand Generations!!
"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"(Deuteronomy 7:9). If the above statement is fact, then since America is a "Christian" nation, it's first Dictator will be the Anti-Christ of the Tribulation period. I'm glad I won't be here because processing our national tolerance mindset and our complacency is almost overwhelming for me at times. I will continue to preach that God is our only HOPE!!! I believe that we as Americans can rise above historical fact, we always beat the odds. We had a group of men that signed a document called "The Declaration of Independence", they beat the odds and overcame every thing that came against them in the most challenging time in our history. I believe in the American way of life, our philosophy and the God of our founding fathers. Our future depends on what you believe, so what do you believe?
Scott L. Boatner
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