A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. - Alexis de Tocqueville

In America religion is the road to knowledge, and the observance of the divine laws leads man to civil freedom.

Égalité is an expression of envy. It means, in the real heart of every Republican, " No one shall be better off than I am;" and while this is preferred to good government, good government is impossible.

The prestige of royal power has evaporated, but the majesty of the law has failed to take its place. People nowadays despise authority yet still fear it, and fear extracts from them more than they previously gave out of respect and love.