LIBERTY: All empires fall

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ORAL ARGUMENT: 10th Grade Vermont High School Student Speaks To Nonviolent Secession in an English Class
Submitted by Rob Williams on Fri, 06/01/2007 – 9:19am.

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All empires fall, few with grace. Although it is debated whether or not The United States is an empire, it shares two key characteristics: it is huge and highly centralized, which is highly unsustainable.

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So obvious, it’s apparent to a Tenth Grader, Ari Erlbaum. Wish I had that realization when I was in that grade. We have TV shows like “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader”; we need a show “Do You Understand Political Philosophy as well as a Tenth Grader”.

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