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Socialism is a new form of slavery.

Socialism is a new form of slavery.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Political, Slavery, Politics
"Notes for a Speech on Socialism" by Alexis de Tocqueville, 1848.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Friendship, Hatred, Politics
Alexis de Tocqueville (1995). “Recollections: the French Revolution of 1848”, p.73, Transaction Publishers

Nations are less disposed to make revolutions in proportion as personal property is augmented and distributed among them, and as the number of those possessing it is increased.

Alexis de Tocqueville
Wisdom, Numbers, Politics
Alexis de Tocqueville (1840). “Democracy in America”, p.190

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