Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes… - Alexis de Tocqueville

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Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes difficult for them to defend their independence against the aggressions of power.

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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patriotism and religion are the only two motives in the world which can permanently direct the whole of a body politic to one end.

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Two things in America are astonishing: the changeableness of most human behavior and the strange stability of certain principles. Men are constantly on the move, but the spirit of humanity seems almost unmoved.

Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes difficult for them to defend their independence against the aggressions of power. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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