In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior: “A democracy is always ...

The "Alexander Tyler" quoted at the head of the article is actually Lord Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler, a Scottish historian/professor who wrote several books in the late 1700s and early ...

Voice: Earl Hagen, Grand Blanc In the year 1787, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh by the name of Alexander Tyler was studying “The Fall of The Athenian Republic,&#8221 ...

In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a history professor at the University of Edinburgh stated: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A ...

In 1787 Professor Alexander Tyler, a Scottish professor, made the following statement concerning the life cycle of democracies. "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist a… ...

In 1787 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, said this: "A democracy is always temporary … ...

Mr. Van Dyke (letter July 15) correctly and selectively quotes from 18th century historian and economist, Professor Alexander Tyler's "The Cycle of Democracy" to support his thesis that Bill Clinton ...