“I am unacquainted with His designs, but I shall not cease to believe in them because I cannot fathom them, and I… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
There is one universal law that has been formed, or at least adoptedby the majority of mankind. That law is justice. Justice… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I am unaware of his plans but I shall never stop believing in them because I cannot fathom them and I prefer… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power.… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
A state of equality is perhaps less elevated, but it is more just; and its justice constitutes its greatness and beauty. — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“It had been supposed, until our time, that despotism was odious, under whatever form it appeared. But it is a discovery of… — 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
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
