When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the…

Alexis de Tocqueville
184 citations
When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (2001). Democracy in America, p.107, Penguin
Humanity Politics
12

More Author Quotes

He [Napoleon] was as great as a man can be without morality. ✨ Discours de réception a L'Académie Française prononcé le 21 Avril 1842. Oeuvres complètes, vol. … ▶
Democracy does not create strong ties between people. But it does make living together easier.
America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement. No natural boundary seems to be set to the efforts of man; and in his eyes what is not y … ▶
A long war almost always places nations in this sad alternative: that their defeat delivers them to destruction and their triumph to despotism. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (2012). Democracy in America, p … ▶
It would seem as if the rulers of our time sought only to use men in order to make things great; I wish that they would try a little more to make great men; that they would set less value on the work … ▶

When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (2001). Democracy in America, p.107, Penguin

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes