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

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I’m not into trading ownership of the only asset I have, which is my intellectual property. – Nipsey Hussle

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There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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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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In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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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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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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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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Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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