The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.

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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...

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...

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...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly...

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly...

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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

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It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of...

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

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.

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The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive...

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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

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There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

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Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

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...

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,...

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...

No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.

No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.