"When the reality of power has been surrendered,……" — Alexis de Tocqueville

"When the reality of power has been surrendered, it's playing a dangerous game to seek to retain the appearance of it; the external aspect of vigor can sometimes support a debilitated body, but most often it manages to deal it the final blow."

Alexis de Tocqueville

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