"As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful appendage of wealth, and the tendency of things will be to depart from the republican standard. This is the real disposition of human nature; it is what neither the honorable member nor myself can correct. It is a common misfortunate that awaits our State constitution, as well as all others." --Alexander Hamilton, speech to the New York Ratifying Convention, 1788
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And NO, the cure for wealth vs "the republican standard" is NOT communism. Which is where we are pretty much at NOW.
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Vote RON PAUL for some "Change It Back" to a LOT less Communism, Socialism, Fascism and TYRANNY