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Neither good laws nor a good situation can maintain a constitution against a country's manners
Drawn from what Alexis de Tocqueville said
What Alexis de Tocqueville actually said
- Alexis de Tocqueville French political philosopher and historian (1805 to 1859)
I am convinced that the most advantageous situation and the best possible laws cannot maintain a constitution in spite of the manners of a country; whilst the latter may turn the most unfavorable positions and the worst laws to some advantage.
Where this was said
↗Democracy in America, Volume 1 (1835; Henry Reeve translation)gutenberg.org
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