“There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult – to begin a war and to end it.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: war
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In other words, a democratic government is
“In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: government
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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
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: business
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We succeed in enterprises which demand the
“We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: business
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In politics shared hatreds are almost always
“In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: politics
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No protracted war can fail to endanger
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: freedom
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Life is to be entered upon with
“Life is to be entered upon with courage.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: courage
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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: freedom
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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
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: great
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The Americans combine the notions of religion
“The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: religion
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History is a gallery of pictures in
“History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
Category: history
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