The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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 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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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 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...

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

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...

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 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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...