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In democratic ages the mind must be pushed toward theory, since it drifts to practical applications on its own
Drawn from what Alexis de Tocqueville said
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- Alexis de Tocqueville French political philosopher and historian (1805 to 1859)
In the present age the human mind must be coerced into theoretical studies; it runs of its own accord to practical applications; and, instead of perpetually referring it to the minute examination of secondary effects, it is well to divert it from them sometimes, in order to raise it up to the contemplation of primary causes.
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↗Democracy in America, Volume 2 (1840; Henry Reeve translation)gutenberg.org
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