A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly every day of the common wealth, without distracting you from your private affairs.


Democracy in America: Part the Second: The Social Influence of Democracy (ed. 1840)

Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes

A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly every day of the common...

A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly every day of the common...

A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly every day of the common...

A newspaper is an adviser who does not require to be sought, but who comes of his own accord, and talks to you briefly every day of the common...