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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.
Alexis de Tocqueville
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Age: 53 †
Born: 1805
Born: July 29
Died: 1859
Died: April 16
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clerel de Tocqueville
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