As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.
Alexis de TocquevilleThere is no country in the world in which everything can be provided for by the laws, or in which political institutions can prove a substitute for common sense and public morality.
Alexis de TocquevillePhysical strength therefore is one of the first conditions of happiness and even of the existence of nations.
Alexis de TocquevilleBetter use has been made of association and this powerful instrument of action has been applied for more varied aims in America than anywhere else in the world.
Alexis de Tocqueville