According to a highly respected textbook in abnormal psychology, about one fifth of the American population suffers from mental disorders or drug addiction.13 (1:19)

Consider the increase in crime in England and Wales per 100,000 population:

1955 1,000
1961 1,750
1971 3,400
1981 5,600
1991 10,00-- ten times the rate of 1955 and forty times that of 1901.14 (1:20)

Source: For 1857-1980: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics (Cambridge, England, 1988), pp. 776-778; for 1981- 1991: Home Office Criminal Statistics.15 (1:21)

What caused the decline of the Roman Empire? About two centuries ago, Edward Gibbon, the author of the classic The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, listed these reasons, which look disturbingly familiar: (1:22)

Loss of dignity and sanctity of the home, and an increased divorce rate (1:23)

Higher taxes and spending of public moneys (1:24)

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