The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

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...

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 power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

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 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...

North Carolina is the place you fly over on the way to Florida. Ohio is...

North Carolina is the place you fly over on the way to Florida. Ohio is...

Mr Johnson should remember that I am not just anyone and that he is only...

Mr Johnson should remember that I am not just anyone and that he is only...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy...

I like the noise of democracy.

I like the noise of democracy.