Matt
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“History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.”
― The Old Regime and the French Revolution
― The Old Regime and the French Revolution

“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America

“everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure”
― Democracy in America
― Democracy in America

“Americans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.”
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“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.”
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