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Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

Alexis de Tocqueville quotes about feeling

French Historian July 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859

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Our contemporaries are constantly wracked by two warring passions: they feel the need to be led and the desire to remain free. Unable to destroy either of these contrary instincts, they seek to satisfy both at once. They imagine a single, omnipotent, tutelary power, but one that is elected by the citizens. They combine centralization with popular sovereignty. This gives them some respite. They console themselves for being treated as wards by imagining that they have chosen their own... Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy..."
everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to..."
A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him. Alexis de Tocqueville
We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man's support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country. Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all."
The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all. Alexis de Tocqueville

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