Alexis de Tocqueville Quote

The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress there is the electoral body which can change its spirit by changing its membership. But if ever the Supreme Court came to be composed of rash or corrupt men, the confederation would be threatened by anarchy or civil war.


Democracy in America (1835–40) vol. 1


The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress...

The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress...

The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress...

The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited. Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress...