The more government takes the place of associations, the more will individuals lose the idea of forming associations and need the government to come to their help. That is a vicious circle of cause and effect.
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLEOne of the most ordinary weaknesses of the human intellect is to seek to reconcile contrary principles, and to purchase peace at the expense of logic.
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One of the happiest consequences of the absence of government is the development of individual strength that inevitably follows.
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Those who prize freedom only for the material benefits it offers have never kept it for long.
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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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A man’s admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.
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This so-called tolerance, which, in my opinion, is nothing but a huge indifference.
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Christianity is the companion of liberty in all its conflicts, the cradle of its infancy, and the divine source of its claims.
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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
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Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.
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Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.
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There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America.
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Socialism is a new form of slavery.
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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.
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To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.
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Men will not receive the truth from their enemies, and it is seldom offered to them by their friends.
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The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.
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