I still think about this sometimes… 🤔

Because it's easier to elect a new legislator than to depose a king.

They can, will, have, and will continue to

One of my favorite scenes. Mel Gibson reminds me of Cincinnatus in that movie

One of my favorite movies all time!

This is precisely why the United States is not a democracy and was never intended to be one.

This phrase was actually stated by a loyalist clergyman in Boston.

Funny you should bring this up, because so have I.

It's less likely to get two men to agree to trample rights than one person to trample rights.

I think about this scene daily.

He nailed it.

Tyrrany is tyranny. It matters not what form it takes.

Great movie!!

Best statement in movie history

The original:

Camp Taji. '06. I'm talking with a LN on work detail that I'm guarding. "Yes, Sadam bad. But only bad when come. Now. Many bad men. Everywhere. All time." Referring to all of the infighting between 'tribal leaders.' Sunni v Shia v Kurd v imported insurgents v US forces.

accurate

It’s a Voltaire line

Love this movie

No… they cannot… An elected legislature cannot trample a man’s rights unless that man (or his progeny) fail in their duty as citizens of a Republic We have failed That is why we suffer under elected tyranny

It was a lousy excuse for history.

Haha nailed it!

Sometimes = All the time

Yes

Our Founders designed govt to protect against both sorts of tyrants but this knowledge has been hidden. SCOTUS history lesson in two paragraphs, or even more within pp37-43, are in the concurrence linked below.