Since there is considerable dispute about the Tytler quotation, let's set aside its origins for the moment and examine the comment on its own merits. For that one would have to make an exhaustive investigation of nations throughout history. Since I'm not volunteering for that task, I'll just say that the reason it interests so many people is that they see that it describes the hapless drift of our nation towards a welfare state, and its acceleration under the current administration. Like them I'm deeply concerned: what quicker way to take down a great nation.