[ Famous Quotes ] Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian & political scientist, 1805-1859, Part 2

Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian & political scientist, 1805-1859, Part 2

“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”

“There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.”

“There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it.”

“The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.”

“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”

“In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.”

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