The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow creature, he rises in some measure above the person who give the command.


Democracy in America (ed. 1839)

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow...

The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow...

The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow...

The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow...