"I know without needing to hear the voice……" — Alexis de Tocqueville
"I know without needing to hear the voice of the Creator that the stars trace out in space the orbits which His hand has drawn."
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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257 Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
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Freedom sees in religion the companion of its struggles and its triumphs, the cradle of its infancy, the divine source…
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When the people rule, they must be rendered happy, or they will overturn the state.
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Chance does nothing that has not been prepared beforehand.
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The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.
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