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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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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves. - Alexis de Tocqueville
There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one. - Alexis de Tocqueville
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
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. - Alexis de Tocqueville
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
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. -Alexis de Tocqueville
There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one. -Alexis de Tocqueville
When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. -Alexis de Tocqueville
Today, and I'm very strongly against tax increases. -Donald Trump
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