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No republic has long outlived the discovery by a majority of its people that they could vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.

Alexander Fraser Tytler

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A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.
Alexander Fraser Tytler