"Physical strength therefore is one of the first……" — Alexis de Tocqueville
"Physical strength therefore is one of the first conditions of happiness and even of the existence of nations."
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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257 Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
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When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy…
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Nothing is so dangerous as that of violence employed by well-meaning people for beneficial objects.
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If an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half…
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I studied the Quran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction that by and large…
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Muhammad professed to derive from Heaven, and he has inserted in the Koran, not only a body of religious doctrines,…
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The aspect of American society is animated, because men and things are always changing; but it is monotonous, because all…
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When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are…
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Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of…
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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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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently;…
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I am not interested in the afterlife. Religion is supposed to be about losing your ego, not preserving it eternally…
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We shouldn't be saying 'Save the planet'; we should be saying: 'Save viable conditions in which people can live.' That's…
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always…
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You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle…
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It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary.…
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Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.
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Old-fashioned ways which no longer apply to changed conditions are a snare in which the feet of women have always…
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As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets,…
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One of the great advantages of cremation - apart from all sanitary conditions - lies in the swift restoration to…
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