Zitat des Tages von Alexis de Tocqueville:
There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
Alexis de TocquevilleLiberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.
Alexis de TocquevilleHistory is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.
Alexis de TocquevilleIn a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.
Alexis de TocquevilleThose that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.
Alexis de TocquevilleNo protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.
Alexis de TocquevilleThe power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
Alexis de TocquevilleIn politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
Alexis de Tocqueville