One Nation Divided part 2

As I explained previously our country is divided, not as in the Civil War were there was a dividing line North/South, but this divide is in our hearts, minds and beliefs.  As John Edwards so famously said there are two America's.  Edwards (a millionaire trial lawyer) said that we were divided amongst lines of Rich/Poor. That those that were poor were held down by the rich and it was the duty of the government to level the income divide.  That statement and thought process exemplifies the belief that man cannot rule himself, that there must be an overseeing organization to force us to act fairly.

Leaders that believe that man cannot rule himself views the citizen's as sheep, we must be herded and controlled for our own safety, and if one of the sheep gets out of line, they send out the sheep dogs to bark at us until we get back in line.

While I never thought I would type these words, I believe that Edwards’s statement was correct, not how he meant it, but there are two America's.  Those that believe man can rule himself and those, like Edwards, who believe that man cannot rule himself.

So which America do you believe in?  My guess is that most of you reading this think that man can rule himself, my question to you is why?  Why do you think that man can rule himself?  There are not many historical examples to look to and say here is my proof of why man can rule himself.  So again my question to you is why do you believe man can rule himself?

As for me, I do not believe that man can rule himself.

You read that right, I do not believe that man can rule himself; man left to himself will tend toward a king.  Since the earliest recorded history the Jews requested a king, "therefore the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, 'Now that you are old, and your sons do not follow your example, appoint a king over us, as other nations have, to judge us.'" (1 Samuel 8: 4-5)
Samuel explained to them what a king would do, "He told them, 'the rights of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run before his chariots.... He will set them (sons) to do his plowing and his harvesting... He (king) will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials... He will take your male and female servants as well as your best oxen and your asses and use them to do his work... and you yourselves will become his slaves.'" (1 Samuel 8: 10-18)

Even after they were told what would happen, what did the Jews say?  "Not so!  There must be a king over us. We too must be like other nations with a king to rule over us and to lead us in warfare and fight our battles." (1 Samuel 8: 19-20)
They did not believe they could rule themselves they wanted someone to rule over them to fight their battles.

So from earliest recorded history man did not believe they could rule themselves and they were right.  Their history showed that even with all the blessings they received from God they could not rule themselves, they wanted a king.

So I ask you again why do you think that man can rule himself?  What makes America different?  Why won’t we suffer the same fate as the Greek democracies, the Roman Empire, the Soviet Union?  What makes us different?