Alexis de Tocqueville born in 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist and historian, known colloquially as Tocqueville. His works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The Old Dictatorship and the Revolution (1856) make him best known. For both, he examined individuals ‘improved living standards and social conditions as well as their business and state relationship for Western societies. Democracy in America was written after the travels of Tocqueville in the United States and is regarded today as an early study in sociology and political science. Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes About Democracy In America, Socialism are read below.
Short Info
- Name:- Alexis de Tocqueville
- Date of Birth:-July 29, 1805
- Marital Status:-Married
- Wife/ Spouse:- Mary Mottley(m. 1835; died 1859)
- Education:- Lycée Fabert, University of Paris
- Profession:- Historian, magistrate, jurist
- Net Worth:- unknown
- Birthplace:- Paris, France
- Nationality:- French
- Hair color:- Brown
- Online Presence:- Twitter, Instagram
- Died:- April 16, 1859, Cannes, France
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As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?
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Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
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There is hardly a pioneer’s hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.
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There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.
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History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.
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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
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Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
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In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
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A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them.
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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.
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Life is to be entered upon with courage.
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