11 Quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian who is best known for his book "Democracy in America," published in 1835. Tocqueville traveled to the United States in the early 1830s to study American society and government, and his observations and insights are still widely read and studied today. Tocqueville was interested in the idea of democracy and its effects on society, and his work has been influential in shaping political thought and philosophy around the world. (Bio)

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes


Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

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It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth. (Meaning)

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

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

A man's admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.

Nothing is so dangerous as that of violence employed by well-meaning people for beneficial objects.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. (Meaning)

Life is to be entered upon with courage.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

Socialism is a new form of slavery.

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Those who prize freedom only for the material benefits it offers have never kept it for long.

― Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

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