In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

'The will of the nation' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely...

'The will of the nation' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely...

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and...

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and...

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote...

In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more...

In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more...

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but...

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed...

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know...

All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...