Quotes by Tocqueville, Alexis De

I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never >>

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to re >>

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the orde >>

Quotations about Faith

The faith that stands on authority is not faith. >>

Your faith is what you believe, not what you know. >>

Do you sometimes think, if I could just see Christ. If I could meet hi >>

Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. How is it possible that society should escape destruction if the moral tie is not strengthened in proportion as the political tie is relaxed? And what can be done with a people who are their own masters if they are not submissive to the Deity?

Tocqueville, Alexis De