Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

“All despotism is bad; but the worst is that which works with the machinery of freedom.”

— Junius

“The nation which will not adopt an equilibrium of power must adopt a despotism. There is no other alternative.”

— John Adams

“Despotism may be the only organizational alternative to the political structure that we observe.”

— James M. Buchanan

“It had been supposed, until our time, that despotism was odious, under whatever form it appeared. But it is a discovery of modern days…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“I seek to trace the novel features under which despotism may appear in the world. The first thing that strikes the observation is an…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“Even despotism does not produce its worst effects, so long as individuality exists under it; and whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name…

— John Stuart Mill

“Despotism despieses nothing so much as righteousness in its victims”

— Gregory David Roberts

Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many.

— Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

“The foremost, or indeed the sole condition, which is required in order to succeed in centralizing the supreme power in a democratic community, is…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“In a place like this, there would be petty despots. Factions. This was a sunless world where madness and depravity reigned.”

— Ann Aguirre

“Men represent the deliberative and democratic element in life. Woman represents the despotic.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville