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

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

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

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

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to...

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 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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

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

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

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...

'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...

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...

When important issues affecting the life of an individual are decided by somebody else, it...

When important issues affecting the life of an individual are decided by somebody else, it...

Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble...

Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble...

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face...