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Danger Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
- Not only does democracy make every man forget his ancestors, but also clouds their view of their descendants and isolates them from their contemporaries. Each…
- The most formidable of all the ills that threaten the future of the Union arises from the presence of a black population upon its territory;…
- I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome…
- What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and…
- As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there is…
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