Remember that life is neither pain nor pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and in a spirit of self-sacrifice.
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialis… - Alexis De Tocqueville
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialis…
- Alexis De Tocqueville
Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original… - Alexis De Tocqueville
Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original…
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. - Alexis De Tocqueville
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth. - Alexis De Tocqueville
It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.... The subjection of individuals will incre… - Alexis De Tocqueville
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.... The subjection of individuals will incre…
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. - Alexis De Tocqueville
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.
I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not r… - Alexis De Tocqueville
I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not r…
The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. - Alexis De Tocqueville
The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.
Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order. - Alexis De Tocqueville
Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order.
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