Democratic institutions generally give men a lofty notion of their country and themselves.
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 TocquevilleThe happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.
Alexis de TocquevilleNo stigma attaches to the love of money in America, and provided it does not exceed the bounds imposed by public order, it is held in honor. The American will describe as noble and estimable ambition that our medieval ancestors would have called base cupidity.
Alexis de Tocqueville