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Notable Quote

"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."

— Tocqueville, Alexis de event 1835

From Democracy in America

Context: On the fundamental distinction between democratic equality in freedom and socialist equality in control

Topics

groups Democracy account_balance Socialism equalizer Equality air Freedom flag Liberty