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Plutarch: An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics Then look at how the Romans failed during the time of the Gracci and the US succeeded during the 1930s - 65. There’s a whole chapter devoted to this in the Durants’ Lessons of History.