Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality.…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. ✨ Discours prononcé à l'assemblée constituante le 12 Septembre 1848 sur la question du droit au travail. Oeuvres complètes, Volume IX, p. 546, 1866.
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