George Washington once alluded to a condition that he considered, if it ever were ever to occur, fatally terminal for the health of our Republic.
In a letter to Lafayette in 1788 he said that the only way the office of president could be transformed into a dictator or monarch would be if the people had entered "the last stage of corrupted morals and political depravity".
And he said additionally, "and even then there is as much danger that any other species of domination would prevail. Though, when a people have become incapable of governing themselves and fit for a master, it is of little consequence from what quarter he comes."
So, on 5 November this year, it's going to come down to how many are there of the "the last stage of corrupted morals and political depravity" versus the rest of us.
A Manichean scenario.
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