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Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes

A man who raises himself by degrees to wealth and power, contracts, in the course of this protracted labor, habits of prudence and restraint which he cannot afterwards shake off. A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house Picture Quote #1

America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement Picture Quote #1

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage Picture Quote #1

Everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure Picture Quote #1

Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger Picture Quote #1

Freedom sees in religion the companion of its struggles and its triumphs, the cradle of its infancy, the divine source of its rights. It considers religion as the safeguard of mores; and mores as the guarantee of laws and the pledge of its duration Picture Quote #1

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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave Picture Quote #1

I know of no other country where love of money has such a grip on men’s hearts or where stronger scorn is expressed for the theory of permanent equality of property Picture Quote #1

Can it be believed that the democracy which overthrew the feudal system and vanquished kings will retreat before tradesmen and capitalists? Picture Quote #1

The will of the nation is one of those phrases most widely abused by schemers and tyrants of all ages Picture Quote #1

In democratic centuries, on the contrary, when the duties of each individual toward the species are much clearer, devotion toward one man becomes rarer: the bond of human affections is extended and loosened Picture Quote #1

To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it gives rise to Picture Quote #1

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I avow that I do not hold that complete and instantaneous love for the freedom of the press that one accords to things whose nature is unqualifiedly good. I love it out of consideration for the evils it prevents much more than for the good it does Picture Quote #1

When a large number of organs of the press come to advance along the same track, their influence becomes almost irresistible in the long term, and public opinion, struck always from the same side, ends by yielding under their blows Picture Quote #1

The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns the independence of the press is the capital and so to speak the constitutive element of freedom Picture Quote #1

If men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve in the same ratio in which the equality of conditions is increased Picture Quote #1

There is no philosopher in the world so great but he believes a million things on the faith of other people and accepts a great many more truths than he demonstrates Picture Quote #1

One of the distinguishing characteristics of a democratic period is the taste that all men have for easy success and present enjoyment. This occurs in the pursuits of the intellect as well as in others Picture Quote #1

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The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history Picture Quote #1

Rulers who destroy men’s freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms... They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of absolute power with the moral authority that comes from popular assent Picture Quote #1

The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind Picture Quote #1

A long war almost always places nations in this sad alternative: that their defeat delivers them to destruction and their triumph to despotism Picture Quote #1

To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good Picture Quote #1

Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order Picture Quote #1

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There is no country in the world in which everything can be provided for by the laws, or in which political institutions can prove a substitute for common sense and public morality Picture Quote #1

America is a country where they have freedom of speech but everyone says the same thing Picture Quote #1

Physical strength therefore is one of the first conditions of happiness and even of the existence of nations Picture Quote #1

On this waterlogged landscape... are scattered palaces and hovels... It is here that the human spirit becomes perfect, and at the same time brutalised, that civilisation produces its marvels and that civilised man returns to the savage Picture Quote #1

Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power or debased by the habit of obedience, but by the exercise of a power which they believe to be illegal and by obedience to a rule which they consider to be usurped and oppressive Picture Quote #1

By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society Picture Quote #1

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A man who raises himself by degrees to wealth and power, contracts, in the course of this protracted labor, habits of prudence and restraint which he cannot afterwards shake off. A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Freedom sees in religion the companion of its struggles and its triumphs, the cradle of its infancy, the divine source of its rights. It considers religion as the safeguard of mores; and mores as the guarantee of laws and the pledge of its duration (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) I know of no other country where love of money has such a grip on men’s hearts or where stronger scorn is expressed for the theory of permanent equality of property (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Can it be believed that the democracy which overthrew the feudal system and vanquished kings will retreat before tradesmen and capitalists? (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The will of the nation is one of those phrases most widely abused by schemers and tyrants of all ages (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) In democratic centuries, on the contrary, when the duties of each individual toward the species are much clearer, devotion toward one man becomes rarer: the bond of human affections is extended and loosened (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it gives rise to (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) I avow that I do not hold that complete and instantaneous love for the freedom of the press that one accords to things whose nature is unqualifiedly good. I love it out of consideration for the evils it prevents much more than for the good it does (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) When a large number of organs of the press come to advance along the same track, their influence becomes almost irresistible in the long term, and public opinion, struck always from the same side, ends by yielding under their blows (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns the independence of the press is the capital and so to speak the constitutive element of freedom (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) If men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve in the same ratio in which the equality of conditions is increased (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) There is no philosopher in the world so great but he believes a million things on the faith of other people and accepts a great many more truths than he demonstrates (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) One of the distinguishing characteristics of a democratic period is the taste that all men have for easy success and present enjoyment. This occurs in the pursuits of the intellect as well as in others (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Rulers who destroy men’s freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms... They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of absolute power with the moral authority that comes from popular assent (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) A long war almost always places nations in this sad alternative: that their defeat delivers them to destruction and their triumph to despotism (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Despotism often presents itself as the repairer of all the ills suffered, the support of just rights, defender of the oppressed, and founder of order (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) There is no country in the world in which everything can be provided for by the laws, or in which political institutions can prove a substitute for common sense and public morality (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) America is a country where they have freedom of speech but everyone says the same thing (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Physical strength therefore is one of the first conditions of happiness and even of the existence of nations (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) On this waterlogged landscape... are scattered palaces and hovels... It is here that the human spirit becomes perfect, and at the same time brutalised, that civilisation produces its marvels and that civilised man returns to the savage (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power or debased by the habit of obedience, but by the exercise of a power which they believe to be illegal and by obedience to a rule which they consider to be usurped and oppressive (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes) By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society (Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes)

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