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Alexis De Tocqueville

Alexis De Tocqueville
In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.
I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in which we live I am ready to worship it.
The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.
Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religion but that they should profess religion.
In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religio
The last thing a political party gives up is its vocabulary.
Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religio
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.