Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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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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Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville 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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Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville 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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Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville Every central government worships uniformity: uniformity relieves it from inquiry into an infinity of details.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville America is great because she is good.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man’s support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville If an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half of his existence.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville Generally speaking, only simple conceptions can grip the mind of a nation. An idea that is clear and precise even though false will always have greater power in the world than an idea that is true but complex.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.
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Rand PaulRand Paul Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life?
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