How could a society escape destruction if, when political ties are rel…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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How could a society escape destruction if, when political ties are relaxed, moral ties are not tightened, and what can be done with a people master of itself if it not subject to God? ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1990). Democracy in America
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The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1847). Democracy in America
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How could a society escape destruction if, when political ties are relaxed, moral ties are not tightened, and what can be done with a people master of itself if it not subject to God? ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1990). Democracy in America

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