One of the happiest consequences of the absence of government...is the development of individual strength that inevitably follows.
Alexis de TocquevilleIt is from the midst of this putrid sewer that the greatest river of human industry springs up and carries fertility to the whole world. From this foul drain pure gold flows forth.
Alexis de TocquevilleIf an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half of his existence.
Alexis de Tocqueville