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The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. - Alexis de Tocqueville
Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.- Alexis de Tocqueville
No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones. — Nelson Mandela
An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing. - Alexis de Tocqueville
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. - Alexis de Tocqueville
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. -Alexis de Tocqueville
What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class. -Alexis de Tocqueville
Just what is a liberal?" asked Simple. "Well, as nearly as I can tell, a liberal is a nice man who acts decently toward people, talks democratically, and often is democratic in his personal life, but does not stand up very well in action when some real social issue like Jim Crow comes up. ― Langston Hughes,
The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing. - Alexis de Tocqueville
A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart. – Zeus, Hercules