Quotes by Tocqueville, Alexis De

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revol >>

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; mora >>

In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those >>

Quotations about Compassion

Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of hu >>

No deep and strong feeling, such as we may come across here and there >>

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. >>

In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.

Tocqueville, Alexis De