“Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“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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“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
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“When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“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
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“It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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“Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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