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The quotations of
French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs
1805–1859
39 quotes, most often on America, Democracy and Freedom.
Though it is very important for man as an individual that his religion should be true, that is not the case for society. Society has nothing to fear or hope from another life; what is most important for it is not that all citizens profess the true religion but that they should profess religion.
The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.
Alexis de Tocqueville1805–1859Alexis de Tocqueville1805–1859Alexis de Tocqueville1805–1859
