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

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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. -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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When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. -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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All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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A life in association, not a life independent, is the democratic ideal. ― Terry Tempest Williams

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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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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

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