Amongst democratic nations, each new generation is a new people. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Men seldom take the opinion of their equal, or of a man like themselves, upon trust. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good. — 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
Physical strength therefore is one of the first conditions of happiness and even of the existence of nations. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
If there ever are great revolutions there, they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Those which we call necessary institutions are simply no more than institutions to which we have become accustomed. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“I have only to contemplate myself; man comes from nothing, passes through time, and disappears forever in the bosom of God. He… — 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
