“ In war a people struggles with the energy of a single man against foreign nations in the defence of its very existence. ”
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (1835). copy citation
Author | Alexis de Tocqueville |
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Source | Democracy in America |
Topic | war existence |
Date | 1835 |
Language | English |
Reference | |
Note | Translated by Henry Reeve |
Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/815/815-h/815-h.htm |
Context
“and it is to this circumstance that the adoption and the maintenance of the Federal system are mainly attributable.
The most important occurrence which can mark the annals of a people is the breaking out of a war. In war a people struggles with the energy of a single man against foreign nations in the defence of its very existence. The skill of a government, the good sense of the community, and the natural fondness which men entertain for their country, may suffice to maintain peace in the interior of a district, and to favor its internal prosperity;”
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