When a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it takes up arms against it.


The Old Regime and the French Revolution, III

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

When a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it...

When a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it...

When a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it...

When a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it...