Alexis de TocquevilleA collection of 29 posts

Courage

There are many men of principle in both parties in America but there is no part...

Courage

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new th...

History

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copie...

Health

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions p...

Great

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

Great

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed seeming t...

Great

What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist...

Government

In other words a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote ...

Government

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can es...

Future

When the past no longer illuminates the future the spirit walks in darkness.