Of all nations, those submit to civilization with the most difficulty which habitually live by the chase.

Les peuples chez lesquels la civilisation parvient le plus difficilement à fonder son empire sont les peuples chasseurs.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America

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Topic

Hunter gatherer societies Civilization

Author

Alexis de Tocqueville

Source

Democracy in America

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1840 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 1, London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, ch. 18, pt. 2.

Current Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 1, ch. 18, pt. 2.

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No, I make no pretension to patriotism. So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I will hold up America to the lightning scorn of moral indignation. In doing this, I shall feel myself discharging the duty of a true patriot; for he is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins.

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Patriotism
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Frederick Douglass
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1847 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Douglass, Frederick. "Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country." 24 Sept. 1847, Syracuse, NY, USA.

Current Citation

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God is always with the strongest battalions.

Frederick the Great

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God's favor

Author

Frederick the Great
Medium
Letter
Language
French
Time
1760 1760s 18th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Frederick the Great. Letter to the Duchess Luise Dorothea von Gotha. 8 May 1760.