Among a democratic people, where there is no hereditary wealth, every man works to earn a living, or is born of parents who have worked. The notion of labor is therefore presented to the mind, on every side, as the necessary, natural, and honest condition.

It must not be forgotten that it is especially dangerous to enslave men in the minor details of life.

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express.

He [Napoleon] was as great as a man can be without morality.

If I were asked ... to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of Americans ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply: To the superiority of their women.

Rulers who destroy men's freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. ... They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of absolute power with the moral authority that comes from popular assent.

The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.