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Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to

Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Power, Greatness, Flames
Misattributed to Tocqueville. "The Tocqueville Fraud" by John Pitney, www.weeklystandard.com. November 12, 1995.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Lying, Greatness, America
"Democracy in America". Book by Alexis de Tocqueville. Chapter XIII, 1835.

A state of equality is perhaps less elevated, but it is more just; and its justice constitutes its greatness and beauty.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Greatness, Justice, States
Alexis De Tocqueville (2004). “Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II”, p.591, Bantam Classics

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