No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing. ― Oscar Wilde

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

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The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. — Ayn Rand

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The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in? -Alexis de Tocqueville

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The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction. - 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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