A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over lousy fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average of the world’s great civilizations before they decline has been 200 years. These nations have progressed in this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to Complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage.
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Ladies and gentlemen, well may we say God Save the Queen, because nothing will save the Governor-General. The proclamation you have just heard was countersigned Malcolm Fraser, who will go down in history as Kerr's cur.
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He's nicely situated. He weathered the initial scorn [ over his entry into Canadian politics] with some style. He's an attractive figure and there is a paucity of really interesting political figures.
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There is much evidence showing that animals have sophisticated systems for regulating their lives and that they are much disturbed if they cannot control certain aspects of what happens to them. There is also good evidence for elaborate systems for detecting and responding to painful stimuli.
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Training was good, he (Houston) was in good spirits but at the end of the training session, upon reflection he probably thought he had a few more things to sort out.
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A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.
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A cause a day keeps reality away.
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