"America is great because America is good.
If America ever ceases to be good
it will cease to be great."
by:
Alexis de Tocqueville
[Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historian
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Supposedly upon visiting America in the early 19th Century
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http://www.tocqueville.org/pitney.htm
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Any true American would believe this. If not, they should move to the country they think is better and more to their thinking.
 -- Anna, Germantown, MD		 
One large problem. The quotation is phony (spurious, bogus, fake). It appears nowhere in deT's writings. The honest thing would be to note that it's fake. John George, coauthor THEY NEVER SAID IT, Oxford U Press, 1989
 -- joe labarbera, Carlsbad CA		 
Joe, the quote is already labelled as false. Thanks for your feedback.
 -- Editor, Liberty Quotes		 
 -- Anonymous 
You apparently haven't read all his writings. Try Tocqueville in Democracy in America, 1835. There you will find this quote to be true!
 -- Drew, Myrtle Beach		 
 -- Anonymous 
Great quote, but it really is false. deT never said it, not even in Democracy in America.
 -- groovy, london		 
 -- D. Seng, Vancouver, Wa. 
Now that Amerika has its military (militarized State Department, CIA, standing armies / navies etc., etc.) all over the world maintaining war and removing governments that are no longer useful to the fascist elite - is it still good ?
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Because it allowed slavery, America wasn't "good" to begin with.
 -- R. Donahoe, Yellow Springs, OH		 
Donahoe...America didn't "allow" slavery. America "inherited" slavery...from the English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese...America "ended" slavery. Even the Southern Confederacy was going to get rid of it...that's documented. Get it straight!
 -- J Carlton, Calgary		 
 
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