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"In America, the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion: within these barriers, an author may write what he pleases; but woe to him if he goes beyond them."

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About Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French political philosopher, historian, and writer.

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