Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits fl…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. ✨ Misattributed to Tocqueville. The Tocqueville Fraud by John Pitney, www.weeklystandard.com. November 12, 1995.
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