“ [Patriotism] is in itself a kind of religion: it does not reason, but it acts from the impulse of faith and sentiment. Alexis de Tocqueville
“ During my stay in the United States, I witnessed the spontaneous formation of committees in a country for the pursuit and prosecution of a man who had committed a great crime. In Europe, a criminal is… Alexis de Tocqueville
“ There are at the present time two great nations in the world, which started from different points, but seem to tend towards the same end. I allude to the Russians and the Americans. Both of them have… Alexis de Tocqueville
“ He who in given cases consents to obey his fellows with servility, and who submits his will, and even his thoughts, to their control, how can he pretend that he wishes to be free? Alexis de Tocqueville
“ Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power, or debased by the habit of obedience; but by the exercise of a power which they believe to be illegitimate, and by obedience to a rule which they consid… Alexis de Tocqueville
“ The religionists are the enemies of liberty, and the friends of liberty attack religion; the high-minded and the noble advocate bondage, and the meanest and most servile preach independence; honest an… Alexis de Tocqueville
