Home / Quotes / Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

“If there ever are great revolutions there, they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil.”

Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

Author

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

You May Also Like

“We have reached the time when it is morally right to "shoot the bastards", but it is not yet practical to do so.”

Political Revolution Practicals

Author:Vin Suprynowicz

“Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.”

States Political Revolution Presidency Kent

Author:Richard M. Nixon

“It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.”

Trying Government Political Politics Wind Revolution Lists Embarrassing Sellers Best Sellers

Author:Abbie Hoffman

“Anger or revolt that does not get into the muscles remains a figment of the imagination.”

Doe Political Imagination Revolution Remains Muscles Revolt Figments

Book:The Second Sex

Source: The Second Sex

“Risk models only have value if they are used effectively in combination with a limit management and control process.”

Ifs Used Values Process Risk Limits Models Management Combination Risk Management

Author:Jawwad farid

“As I write in 2012 we certainly do not believe that it is over yet, and the worst may be yet to come. Efforts by governments to solve the underlying problems responsible for the crisis have still not gotten very far, and the 'stress tests' that governments have used to encourage optimism about our financial institutions were of questionable thoroughness.”

Source: Finance and the Good Society

“Businesses can be opaque. They are complex. You don't know how aircraft engines work either.”

Knows Know How Risk Management Complexes Engines Risk Management Aircraft Opaque

Author:Jamie Dimon

“Outperforming the market with low volatility on a consistent basis is an impossibility. I outperformed the market for 30-odd years, but not with low volatility.”

Years Risk Lows Bases Management Odd Consistent Impossibility Risk Management Volatility

Author:George Soros

“Through all the years of experimenting and research, I never once made a discovery. I start where the last man left off... All my work was deductive, and the results I achieved were those of invention pure and simple.”

Men Years Made Lasts Left Simple Results Pure Research Discovery Invention Insightful

Author:Thomas A. Edison

“Sixty years ago this week Hitler invaded Poland. This led to the creation of The History Channel.”

Years War Political Week Creation Years Ago Sixty Poland

Author:Jay Leno