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Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes on Freedom

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French aristocrat, political philosopher, and historian. This page collects quotes attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville:

    “Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”

  • Attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville:

    “I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in which we live I am ready to worship it.”

  • Attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville:

    “Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot.”

  • Attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville:

    “Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.”