A Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.

Alexis de Tocqueville

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Alexis de Tocqueville
French - Historian
July 29, 1805 - April 16, 1859

As De Tocqueville said, sooner or later in the United States, every controversy ends up in court. I think that's a great - says great things about our judicial system.

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Norman Davies

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Malcolm Wrightson Nance

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Alan Mulally

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John Gibbons

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James Madison

This is the political culture of the United States, which one should accept as is. The United States is a great country and it deserves non-interference and no third-party comments.

Vladimir Putin

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Napoleon Bonaparte

My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

Edward Brooke

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Alexander Cockburn

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Tom Malinowski

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Paul Samuelson

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