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"The measure of greatness is in humility, simplicity, and in kindness."
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
"It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants."
"It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves."
"Great people only think of great things."
"I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness."
Explore more quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
"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."
"The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction."
"Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic."
"What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class."
"The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing."
"Patriotism is in itself a kind of religion: it does not reason, but it acts from the impulse of faith and sentiment."
"Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all."
"As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?"
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