As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.


Variant translation: When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness. - Democracy in America, Volume II (1840) - Book Four

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.