[Spridgets] Alexis de Tocqueville

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only
exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the
public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate
promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because
of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a
dictatorship, then a monarchy." -  Alexis de Tocqueville -
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