“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: men
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All those who seek to destroy the
“All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: war
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The surface of American society is covered
“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: society
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Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Category: faith
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What is most important for democracy is
“What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Category: men
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The main business of religions is to
“The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Category: equality
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Americans are so enamored of equality that
“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: equality
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I know of no country in which
“I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: freedom
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As one digs deeper into the national
“As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Category: money
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The health of a democratic society may
“The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Category: health
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I cannot help fearing that men may
“I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: men
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