A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

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

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

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies

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...

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

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

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.

All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time.

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time.

I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top...

I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top...