Something to think about
They tell me that there is no danger because there are no disturbances. They say that as there is no visible perturbation on the surface of society, there are no revolutions beneath it. Gentlemen, allow me to say that I think you are wrong. Disturbance is not abroad but it has laid hold of men's minds.
-- Alexis de Tocqueville
... (Statement made in the Chamber of Deputies less than four weeks before the people revolted, the king fled, and France's Second Republic was proclaimed)
posted by Lorenzo 5:38 PM
Benjamin Franklin Predicted the US Constitution Would Fail
(From "Uncensored Gore")
But then, Franklin said, it [the US Constitution] will fail, as all such constitutions have in the past, because of the essential corruption of the people. He pointed his finger at all the American people. And when the people become so corrupt, he said, we will find it is not a republic that they want but rather despotism -- the only form of government suitable for such a people.
-- Gore Vidal
posted by Lorenzo 4:17 PM
