Maxioms by Alexis De Tocqueville
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can read more
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.
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which read more
Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.
The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing
The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing
The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
