The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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

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

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.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.