Friday, February 13, 2009

Are Lapses Of Best And Brightest Prelude To Our Decline And Fall?

Most historians agree that earthquakes, droughts or barbarians did not unravel classical Athens or imperial Rome.

More likely the social contract between the elite and the more ordinary citizens finally began breaking apart — and with it the trust necessary for a society's collective investment and the payment of taxes. Then civilization itself begins to unwind.

Are Lapses Of Best And Brightest Prelude To Our Decline And Fall?

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