[Liberty] considers religion as the safeguard of morality, and moralit…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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[Liberty] considers religion as the safeguard of morality, and morality as the best security of law and the surest pledge of the duration of freedom. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1862). Democracy in America, p.55
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