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Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

Alexis de Tocqueville quotes about greatness

French Historian July 29, 1805 – April 16, 1859

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It must not be forgotten that it is especially dangerous to enslave men in the minor details of life. For my part, I should be inclined to think freedomless necessary in the great things than in the little ones, if it were possible to be secure of the one without the other. Alexis de Tocqueville
By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art characteristic of aristocratic literature; formal qualities will be neglected or actually despised. The style will often be strange, incorrect, overburdened, and loose, and almost always strong and bold. Writers will be more anxious to work quickly than to perfect details. Short works will be commoner than long books, wit than erudition, imagination than depth. There will be a rude and... Alexis de Tocqueville
It would seem as if the rulers of our time sought only to use men in order to make things great; I wish that they would try a little more to make great men; that they would set less value on the work and more upon the workman; that they would never forget that a nation cannot long remain strong when every man belonging to it is individually weak; and that no form or combination of social polity has yet been devised to make an energetic people out of a community of pusillanimous and enfeebled... Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be..."
America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. Alexis de Tocqueville
The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies. Alexis de Tocqueville
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
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
The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express. Alexis de Tocqueville
In reality it is far less prejudicial to witness the immorality of the great than to witness that immorality which leads to greatness. Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few,..."
Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all. Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville quote: "He was as great as a man can be without morality."
He was as great as a man can be without morality. Alexis de Tocqueville

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