He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is mad… - Alexis de Tocqueville

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He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is made to be a slave.

Alexis de Tocqueville

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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian, most famous for his work Democracy in America.

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Alternative Names: Tocqueville • Alexis-Charles-Henri Clerel de Tocqueville • Alexis Clérel de Tocqueville • Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville

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He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is made to be a slave. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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