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Above Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
- Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will always seek to…
- The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a…
- above this race of men stands an immense and tutelary power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications, and to watch over their…
- When a monarchy gradually transforms itself into a republic, the executive power there preserves titles, honors, respect, and even money long after it has lost…
- The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers…
- It is above all in the present democratic age that the true friends of liberty and human grandeur must remain constantly vigilant and ready to…
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