But what most astonishes me in the United States, is not so much the marvelous grandeur of some undertakings, as the innumerable… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I am far from denying that newspapers in democratic countries lead citizens to do very ill-considered things in common; but without newspapers… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Christianity has therefore retained a strong hold on the public mind in America... In the United States... Christianity itself is a fact… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
In America a woman loses her independence for ever in the bonds of matrimony. While there is less constraint on girls there… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
In countries where associations are free, secret societies are unknown. In America there are factions, but no conspiracies. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Useful undertakings which require sustained attention and vigorous precision in order to succeed often end up by being abandoned, for, in America,… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
In towns it is impossible to prevent men from assembling, getting excited together and forming sudden passionate resolves. Towns are like great… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There is in fact a manly and legitimate passion for equality that spurs all men to wish to be strong and esteemed.… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
In America, more than anywhere else in the world, care has been taken constantly to trace clearly distinct spheres of action for… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Religion in America . . . Must be regarded as the foremost of the political institutions for that country; for if it… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very dependent within… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
No state of society or laws can render men so much alike but that education, fortune, and tastes will interpose some differences between them;… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“I am unacquainted with His designs, but I shall not cease to believe in them because I cannot fathom them, and I had rather… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Christianity is the companion of liberty in all its conflicts, the cradle of its infancy, and the divine source of its claims. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“There is a twofold liberty, natural (I mean as our nature is now corrupt) and civil or federal. The first is common to man… — Alexis De Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Upon my arrival in the United States the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention; and the longer… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
