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

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Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith. - 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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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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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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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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The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. -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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No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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