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 differencedisappeardissimilarity Change image and share on social
Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. Alexis de Tocqueville divisionequalfree Change image and share on social
I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America. Alexis de Tocqueville americacountrydiscussion Change image and share on social
The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other. Alexis de Tocqueville americancombineconceive Change image and share on social
In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. Alexis de Tocqueville americaauthorbarrier Change image and share on social
Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves. Alexis de Tocqueville despisepeople Change image and share on social
No state of society or laws can render men so much alike but that education, fortune, and tastes will interpose some differences between them; and though different men may sometimes find it their interest to combine for the same purposes, they will never make it their pleasure. Alexis de Tocqueville alikecombinedifference share on social
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. Alexis de Tocqueville americanenamoredequal Change image and share on social
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. Alexis de Tocqueville defectdemandenterprise Change image and share on social
There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. Alexis de Tocqueville cabindramafeudal Change image and share on social