As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his …

Alexis de Tocqueville
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As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there is no authority on earth so inherently worthy of respect, or invested with a right so sacred, that I would want to let it act without oversight or rule without impediment (p. 290). ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville, Arthur Goldhammer (2004). Democracy in America, p.290, Library of America
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