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

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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

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...

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 American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but...

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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:...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion...

The Net is the ultimate empowerment tool. You have the right to express your opinion...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.