America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change… — Alexis de Tocqueville
America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement. The idea of novelty is there indissolubly connected with the idea of amelioration.
In the original French
L'Américain habite une terre de prodiges; autour de lui tout se remue sans cesse, et chaque mouvement semble un progrès. L'idée du nouveau se lie donc intimement dans son esprit à l'idée du mieux.
Democracy in America · 1835
★ 3.7Other tags relating to this quote
Topic
Genre
Time
Person
Provenance
Current citation
Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 1, ch. 18, pt. 10.
Original citation
Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 1, London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, ch. 18, pt. 10.
