

“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America

“Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America

“The happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America

“There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it.”
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“History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.”
― The Old Regime and the French Revolution
― The Old Regime and the French Revolution
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