If a [democratic] society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will — Alexis de Tocqueville
A man’s admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he — Alexis de Tocqueville
Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes difficult for them — Alexis de Tocqueville
Democratic communities have a natural taste for freedom: left to themselves they — Alexis de Tocqueville
The public, therefore, among a democratic people, has a singular power, which — Alexis de Tocqueville
I have an intellectual inclination for democratic institutions, but I am instinctively — Alexis de Tocqueville