What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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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 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...

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

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

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Life is to entered upon with courage.

Life is to entered upon with courage.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm

With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...