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Category Archive: 1805

Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “Consider any individual at any period…”

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.

October 24, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Giuseppe Mazzini Quote: “A Country is not a mere…”

A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

October 14, 2021 1805, Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian, June 22, Quotes by Activists

Angelina Grimke Quote: “I am a mystery to myself….”

I am a mystery to myself.

August 9, 2021 1805, American, Angelina Grimke, February 20, Quotes by Activists

Angelina Grimke Quote: “I trust the time is coming…”

I trust the time is coming, when the occupation of an instructor to children will be deemed the most honorable of human employment.

August 8, 2021 1805, American, Angelina Grimke, February 20, Quotes by Activists

Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “In no other country in the…”

In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.

June 25, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “The Americans combine the notions of…”

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.

June 14, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “When the past no longer illuminates…”

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

June 3, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Angelina Grimke Quote: “Only let the North exert as…”

Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation.

May 24, 2021 1805, American, Angelina Grimke, February 20, Quotes by Activists

Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “The surface of American society is…”

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.

April 20, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

James Martineau Quote: “Grief is only the memory of…”

Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.

April 3, 2021 1805, April 21, English, James Martineau, Quotes by Philosophers

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