'The will of the nation' is one of those expressions which have been most profusely abused by the wily and the despotic of every age.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

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...

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 a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

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

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

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,...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor...

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor...