Can a civilization hold together if man abandons his faith in God?
When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.
As knowledge grew, fear decreased; men thought less of worshiping the unknown, and more of overcoming it.
Tolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous.
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
When liberty exceeds intelligence, it begets chaos, which begets dictatorship.