The only substantial difference between the custom of those days and our own resides in the price paid for office. Then they were sold by government, now they are bestowed; it is no longer necessary to pay money; the object can be attained by selling one's soul.


The Ancien Régime (1856)

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

The only substantial difference between the custom of those days and our own resides in the price paid for office. Then they were sold by government, ...

The only substantial difference between the custom of those days and our own resides in the price paid for office. Then they were sold by government, ...

The only substantial difference between the custom of those days and our own resides in the price paid for office. Then they were sold by government, ...

The only substantial difference between the custom of those days and our own resides in the price paid for office. Then they were sold by government, ...