"History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse, or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster."
First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Jay (1745-1829):
"Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers."
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin opposed salaries for officers of government, inluding the executive branch:
"I think I see inconveniences in the appointment of salaries; I see none in refusing them, but on the contrary, great advantages.
Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. Seperately each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but when united in view of the same object, they have in many minds the most violent effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable pre-eminence, through all the bustle of cabal, the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate; the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of strong passions and indefatigable activity in their selfish pursuits.. These will thrust themselves into your Government and be your rulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Besides these evils, Sir, though we may set out in the beginning with moderate salaries, we shall find that such will not be of long continuance. Reasons will never be wanting for proposed augmentations. And there will always be a party for giving more to the rulers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hence, as all history informs us, there has been in every State and Kingdom a constant kind of warfare between the governing and governed: the one striving to obtain more for its support, and the other to pay less. . . . . . . . .
Generally indeed the ruling power carries its point, the revenues of princes constantly in want of more. The more the people are discontented with the oppression of taxes; the greater need the prince has of money to distribute among his partizans and pay the troops that are to suppress all resistance, and enable him to plunder at pleasure.
There is scarce a king in a hundred who would not, if he could, follow the example of Pharaoh, get first all the peoples money, then all their lands, and then make them and their children servants for ever."
HOW PROPHETIC!
But then again, the founding fathers of our country studied and learned from history and they also new the sin nature of man, experiencing tyranny fisrthand.
Of course, how can anyone know the truth about history, let alone learn from it, when it is rivised and falsified to feed to the masses of sheep (Pharaoh's servants) sent to the slaughtering houses called public schools.
I believe we are reaping what has been sowed.
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