Alexis De Tocqueville Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Alexis De Tocqueville quotes, Alexis De Tocqueville sayings, and Alexis De Tocqueville proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. Alexis de Tocqueville
The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth. Alexis de Tocqueville
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. Alexis de Tocqueville
America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. Alexis de Tocqueville
Christianity is the companion of liberty in all its conflicts, the cradle of its infancy, and the divine source of its claims. Alexis de Tocqueville
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. Alexis de Tocqueville
Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. Alexis de Tocqueville
It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too. Alexis de Tocqueville
Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. Alexis de Tocqueville
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it. Alexis de Tocqueville
When justice is more certain and more mild, it is at the same time more efficacious. Alexis de Tocqueville
There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember that I read the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. Alexis de Tocqueville
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and few copies. Alexis de Tocqueville
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort and wealth. 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
It is ... far more important to resist apathy than anarchy or despotism for apathy can give rise, almost indifferently, to either one. 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
Fixed ideas of God and human nature are indispensable to the daily practice of men’s lives; but the practice of their lives prevents them from acquiring such ideas. Alexis de Tocqueville