H/T to Best Destiny
A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always vote 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.
Commonly attributed to Alexander Tyler (Tytler?), Scottish history professor circa 1787 on his observations about the fall of the Athenian Republic 2,000 years earlier.
I pray that God would give our new leaders wisdom, to lead and protect all the people of this nation, and that we would never turn our eyes away from Him, who chooses the leader of every nation for his Good purpose.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
A great night for America!
Bobby216 Wednesday, November 5th at 1:16AM EST (link).
Begone, troll. -nt-
NightTwister (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 1:17AM EST (link)-nt-
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
NT, you and I have just witnessed
c17wife (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 1:40AM EST (link)the death of our nation.
This is the beginning of the end of America.
Barack promised change, and boy, are we ever going to get it.
God has forsaken us all for some reason. I’ll never, as long as I draw breath, understand it.
I have often said that I never wanted to feel the despair I felt on 9-11 again. Well guess what, that is exactly how I feel right now.
No doubt about it, evil won last night.
Duty is ours, outcomes belong to God.~Mike Pence
c17, I completely agree.
NightTwister (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 1:47AM EST (link)I know the reason too.
52,827,389 abortions since Roe v. Wade.
God has heard their cries. Now, we’ve elected a man that will take the next step to full-on infanticide.
Quite honestly, I’m surprised God waited this long, but I’m always amazed at His longsuffering.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
A Little Melodramatic?
LAWizard (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 2:35AM EST (link)I would say God helps those who help themselves. Instead of worrying about the future of the country let’s work to make it a better place.
Probably the most famous misquote of scripture.
NightTwister (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 2:38AM EST (link)You won’t find that anywhere in the Christian scriptures. You will find this, however.
Romans 13:1
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
De Tocqueville said something similar, NT
Laura (Diary) Wednesday, November 5th at 1:31PM EST (link)*”The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” *
Comte Alexis de Tocqueville
Historian, Political Philosopher, and Admirer of 19th-century America
Here’s another of his great quotes that should give us hope (or scare us to death) in the aftermath of yesterday:
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”