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Quote from Alexis de Tocqueville,


"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality.
But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty,
socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."


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Alexis de Tocqueville (more quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville or books by/about Alexis de Tocqueville)


[Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historian

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Collectivist, Democracy, Equality, Freedom, Liberty, Socialism, Subservience

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