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The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind.

Alexis de Tocqueville

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
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Fake History People Reality
The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.
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Impossible Liberty Mindset Oneself Religion
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
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Escape Government Oneself Politics
It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.
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Easy Lying Simplicity Truth World
I have seen Americans making great and sincere sacrifices for the key common good and a hundred times I have noticed that, when needs be, they almost always gave each other faithful support.
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Faith Goodness Keys Myself Sacrifice Support
I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.
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Dangerous Fear Man Myself Revolution Theory
Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
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Establishment Faith Liberty Moral
Slavery…dishonors labor. It introduces idleness into society, and with idleness, ignorance and pride, luxury and distress. It enervates the powers of the mind and benumbs the activity of man.
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Ignorance Luxury Men Mindset Power Pride Slave
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.
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Citizenship Democracy Health Performance Quality Wisdom
Everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure.
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Courage Energy Enough Evil Feeling
Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.
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Greatness Moral
America is great because she is good.
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Goodness Greatness Herself Patriot
To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.
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Goodness Service Silence
The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind.
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Kind Language Man Strong Unity
Equality is a slogan based on envy. It signifies in the heart of every republican: “Nobody is going to occupy a place higher than I.”
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Equality Heart Jealous Myself Place
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.
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Oppression Order Present Suffering Support