The last thing a political party gives up is its vocabulary. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Democratic institutions generally give men a lofty notion of their country and themselves. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
It is far more important to resist apathy than anarchy or despotism, for apathy can give rise, almost indifferently, to either one. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The Americans make associations to give entertainment, to found seminaries, to build inns, to construct churches, to diffuse books, to send missionaries… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Any measure that establishes legal charity on a permanent basis and gives it an administrative form thereby creates an idle and lazy… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Born often under another sky, placed in the middle of an always moving scene, himself driven by the irresistible torrent which draws… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
A French observer is surprised to hear how often an English or an American lawyer quotes the opinions of others, and how… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger.… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There are at the present time two great nations in the world--the Russians and the Americans. The American relies upon his personal… — 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
