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“The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.”

Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

Book:American Institutions and Their Influence

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American Institutions and Their Influence

This book delves into the historical development and current state of key American institutions, analyzing their role in shaping the nation's political, economic, and social landscape. more

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French historian and political theorist renowned for his seminal work 'Democracy in America'. He embarked on a journey to the United States in the 1830s to examine its democratic institutions, and his observations were compiled into a two-volume book that remains a cornerstone in the study of American democracy and political science. more

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“In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.”

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Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“He [Napoleon] was as great as a man can be without morality.”

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“Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.”

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“The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.”

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Book:Democracy In America -- Vol. 1

Source: Democracy In America -- Vol. 1

“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.”

Ideas Language Numbers Democracy Genius New Ideas New Words

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“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.”

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Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“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.”

Firsts Doe Remember Reading Education Drama First Time Odd Volume Pioneers Cabins Huts Henry V Log Cabins

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America

“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.”

Mind Liberty Impossible Notion

Author:Alexis de Tocqueville

“The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.”

Men Wells Business Taste Equality Well Being Acquire Exclusive Excessiveness

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“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.”

Political Politics Democracy Democratic Paint Surface Colour Covered Layers Aristocracy American Society American Democracy Breaking Promises Aristocratic Democracy In America

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America