According to Alexander Tytler in The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic, the great democracies of history have tended to last only a couple of centuries, during which time they have progressed through the following sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual 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 into bondage.Where are we in this sequence?
