Show Will America Also Fall Does history repeat There is ample evidence that it does But if that is true there is trouble ahead One need only read Edward Gibbons Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire which was written in 1788 In that work Gibbon points out these basic reasons why great civilizations crumble and die The reasons Decay of individual Too many want to let George do it and blame George when something goes wrong Pursuit of pleasure Too many want more sports more entertaining entertaining entertaining enter enter- and they must always be more exciting more brutal Higher taxes Too many want public money for free bread and monetary help for lodging Fewer families Too many want diversions that do not include the family which is the basis for human society As a result the dignity and sanctity of the family is undermined Buildup of great armies Too many want a superior army with the best we weapons pons possible to ward off attacks from foreign enemies But the gre greatest test enemies probably come from within Loss of religion Too many want to follow the forms and outer trappings of their faith But they gloss over the understanding of morality th that t guides human behavior Based on the fears expressed by Gibbon do we Americans have something to worry about 4 w LATIL-w I w a ei a f |