Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes about Revolution
When the people rule, they must be rendered happy, or they will overturn the state.
Alexis de Tocqueville (2001). “Democracy in America”, p.129, Penguin
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1896). “Recollections”, p.85, Library of Alexandria
"Democracy in America". Book by Alexis de Tocqueville, Volume II. Book Three, Chapter XXI, 1840.