"There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult – to begin a war and to end it."
― Alexis de Tocqueville
Topic(s): War
― Alexis de Tocqueville
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- "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."
- "In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships."
- "There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle."
More In War
- "When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don’t you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?"― Natalie Cole
- "I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I don’t remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them."― Ringo Starr
- "The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs."― Charles Rangel