When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ― Margaret Mead

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In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. - 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

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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. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.- Alexis de Tocqueville

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The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her; but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes. -- C. JoyBell C.

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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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