All empires/political systems come with an expiration dates. In the final analysis all political systems are an exercise in the art of self-destruction; only two observable characteristics can serve to distinguish between any of them: rate and degree. Which is to ultimately say: the only difference between a good government and a bad (terminal) one is time. “Limited” governments (Republics) just tend to stretch the timeline out a little more than the others. For in the end: Quod corrumpi potest, corrumpetur. Quod corruptum est, peribit. That which can be corrupted, shall be corrupted. That which is corrupted, shall perish. SINE QUA NON Liberty, Truth, Reason