Royalty, priesthood and elite classes get fat, dull and out…
Royalty, priesthood and elite classes get fat, dull and out of date while the rest of the population evolves out of constant friction and interaction. The low classes only take independence when this divide becomes extreme.
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Jefferson + Adams reached the same conclusion in their later years reminiscing about Rome's collapse:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-0953
They also agreed it would take 2+ generations of shit-sandwich eating before improvement