Alexis De Tocqueville Quotes

Another Tendency, Which Is Extremely Natural To Democratic Nations And Extremely Dangerous, Is That Which Leads Them To Despise And Undervalue The Rights Of Private Persons. The Attachment Which Men Feel To A Right, And The Respect Which They Display For It, Is Generally Proportioned To Its Importance, Or To The Length Of Time During Which They Have Enjoyed It. The Rights Of Private Persons Amongst Democratic Nations Are Commonly Of Small Importance, Of Recent Growth, And Extremely Precarious; The Consequence Is That They Are Often Sacrificed Without Regret, And Almost Always Violated Without Remorse.

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