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 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 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...

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...

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

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...

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation....

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation....

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 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 are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

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...

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...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of...

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of...