The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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...

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...

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 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...

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 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 greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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 politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

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

'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...

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? And we...

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? And we...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age:...

A good and true woman is said to resemble a Cremona fiddle: age but increases...

A good and true woman is said to resemble a Cremona fiddle: age but increases...

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.