Barenaked Ladies, Solomon and... somebody.

"It's all been done before."
--Barenaked Ladies


"There is nothing new under the sun."
--Solomon


“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship” “The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been two hundred years.”
--Alexander Tytler Someone Else (still a good sentiment, though)

God have mercy on us all.