Will Durant Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"[H]istory assures us that civilizations decay quite leisurely."

by:	Will Durant (1885-1981) American psychologist, philosopher
Source:	Lessons of History
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Categories:	Apathy, Civilization, Corruption, History
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and their final destruction is hard and violent -- Mike, Norwalk
We're in the final stages of "Democracy" now. What comes next will come from the barrel of a gun. -- J Carlton, Calgary
An Italian lawmaker said that it took Italy 2,000 years to get in the shape it is in now but only took the US 200 years. Once your on the Roman Road-there may be no turning back. -- cal, lewisville, tx
Empires are all doomed to fall, but the cause of Liberty shall go on forever. -- E Archer, NYC
The rot is so apparent in our country it's easy to see the collapse soon to come. It is this collapse that those who wrote the Patriot Act are counting on to exercise the full power of that Act. -- Anon