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

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

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

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

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...

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet...

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...