In the United States, except for slaves, servants and the destitute fed by townships, everyone has the vote and this is an indirect contributor to la… - Alexis de Tocqueville

The short space of threescore years can never content the imagination of man; nor can the imperfect joys of this world satisfy his heart. Man alone, of all created beings, displays a natural contempt of existence, and yet a boundless desire to exist; he scorns life, but he dreads annihilation. These different feelings incessantly urged his soul to the contemplation of a future state, and religion directs his musings thither. Religion, then, is simply another form of hope; and it is no less natural to the human heart than hope itself.

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.

Original text: Qui cherche dans la liberté autre chose qu'elle-même est fait pour servir.