I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.
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"I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all." — Alexis de Tocqueville
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I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all. — Alexis de Tocqueville
About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was a Historian from France (1805–1859).
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Who said "I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new t…"?
This quote is attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville, a Historian from France.
When did Alexis de Tocqueville live?
Alexis de Tocqueville lived from 1805 – 1859.