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

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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...

'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 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 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...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

It will help erase the idea that politics is a second-rate profession and a dirty...

It will help erase the idea that politics is a second-rate profession and a dirty...