Every central government worships uniformity: uniformity relieves it from inquiry into an infinity of details.
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLEEvery central government worships uniformity: uniformity relieves it from inquiry into an infinity of details.
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave.
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America is a country where they have freedom of speech but everyone says the same thing.
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In the principle of equality I very clearly discern two tendencies; one leading the mind of every man to untried thoughts, the other prohibiting him from thinking at all.
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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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It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.
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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.
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I have only one passion, the love of liberty and human dignity.
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In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
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The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind.
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I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.
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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
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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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When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
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In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
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The most perilous moment for a bad government is when it seeks to mend its ways. Only consummate statecraft can enable a king to save his throne when, after a long spell of oppression, he sets out to improve the lot of his subjects.
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