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> [A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/a-democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

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> [Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasure. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can-only/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

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## Other authors on Democracies have

## More by Alexander Fraser Tytler

> [A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/a-democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/a-democracy-is-always-temporary-in-nature-it-simply-cannot-exist-as-a/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can-only/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [No republic has long outlived the discovery by a majority of its people that they could vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/no-republic-has-long-outlived-the-discovery-by-a-majority-of-its/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/a-democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can-3/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [It is not, perhaps, unreasonable to conclude, that a pure and perfect democracy is a thing not attainable by man, constituted as he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/it-is-not-perhaps-unreasonable-to-conclude-that-a-pure-and-perfect/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/the-average-age-of-the-world-s-great-civilizations-has-been-two/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

> [“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fraser-tytler/a-democracy-cannot-exist-as-a-permanent-form-of-government-it-can-5/)

[Alexander Fraser Tytler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fraser-tytler/)

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