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

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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 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 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...

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...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one's identity.

Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one's identity.

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used...

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British...

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British...