By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art characteristic of aristocratic literature; formal qualities will be neglected or actually despised. The style will often be strange, incorrect, overburdened, and loose, and…

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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 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...

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 most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

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...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

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...

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

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.

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.

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

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

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 genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

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 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...

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

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 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...

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering,...

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering,...

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?