Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859 |
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I am not sure at all of that , ' said Tocqueville . He cannot sit down a mere quiet administrator . He must do something to distract public attention ; he must give us a substitute for the political ...
I am not sure at all of that , ' said Tocqueville . He cannot sit down a mere quiet administrator . He must do something to distract public attention ; he must give us a substitute for the political ...
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... he said , ' when no one dares to print , and few to speak , though we know generally that atrocious acts of tyranny are perpetrated everyday , it is difficult to ascertain precise facts , so I will give you one .
... he said , ' when no one dares to print , and few to speak , though we know generally that atrocious acts of tyranny are perpetrated everyday , it is difficult to ascertain precise facts , so I will give you one .
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Mr. Banfield , who has just returned from the Prussian provinces , says the same with respect to them and Bunsen assures me that his Government will perish rather than give up a foot of ground . I feel better hopes of the preservation ...
Mr. Banfield , who has just returned from the Prussian provinces , says the same with respect to them and Bunsen assures me that his Government will perish rather than give up a foot of ground . I feel better hopes of the preservation ...
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... and even of the bar — for no speeches , except on the most trivial subjects , are allowed to be reported - give full room for conversational exaggeration . Bad as things are , they are made still worse . Now this we cannot bear .
... and even of the bar — for no speeches , except on the most trivial subjects , are allowed to be reported - give full room for conversational exaggeration . Bad as things are , they are made still worse . Now this we cannot bear .
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Mere personal distinction , at least such as is within the bounds of real possibility , will not give the sceptre of France . It will be seized by no one who cannot pretend to an hereditary claim . What I fear , ' continued Tocqueville ...
Mere personal distinction , at least such as is within the bounds of real possibility , will not give the sceptre of France . It will be seized by no one who cannot pretend to an hereditary claim . What I fear , ' continued Tocqueville ...
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