When a nation becomes corrupt and cynical, and prefers the rule of men and not the rule of law, it has entered upon destruction, notably its own. That is history. We have entered on the age of despots, as other nations so entered. Man never learns from the history of nations which died in the past. He pursues the same path to death. It is his nature, which is inherently evil. Let us consider the tribunes, the representatives of the people. Who receives the votes of the people, the virtuous man or the evil man who is extravagant in his promises? The evil man, invariably.”
When a nation becomes corrupt
