Returning to slavery
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: from slavery to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to freedom; from freedom to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency to servitude. " --Sir Alex Fraser Tyler (1742-1813) Scottish historian and jurist I wanted to share this quote because it really blew me away. History always repeats itself? Are we condemned to continue in this cycle? And, if we are in this progression, where are we in the process? If this is an accurate representation, it seems that as a society we have overcome slavery and spiritual faith as concepts that define us. Some would argue this since they really believe that their lives are based on faith. It would also suggest that we have left courage and freedom behind, although, again, ther...