A quote attributed to Alexander Taylor, a Scottish history professor in 1787, after his study of the ancient democracies: “A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority will always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasure, with the result that every demoncracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.”

Whatever your political philosphy, exercise your right to vote November 4. The fate of our nation is in our hands!