Could the United States be...
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Could the United States be headed down a similar path to that of ancient Rome? Let's look at the five reasons for Rome's downfall, as set forth by Edward Gibbon in his classic work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. They are:
1. The undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home.
2. Increasing taxes and spending of public money for bread and circuses.
3. The mad craze for pleasure, with sports becoming more exciting and more brutal.
4. The building of gigantic armaments, when the real enemy is the decadence of the people.
5. The decline of religion, with faith fading into mere form.
Do these sound familiar?
--Cavanaugh
1. The undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home.
2. Increasing taxes and spending of public money for bread and circuses.
3. The mad craze for pleasure, with sports becoming more exciting and more brutal.
4. The building of gigantic armaments, when the real enemy is the decadence of the people.
5. The decline of religion, with faith fading into mere form.
Do these sound familiar?
--Cavanaugh
