Famous quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

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I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a
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"I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all"

- Alexis de Tocqueville

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This quote by Alexis de Tocqueville talks with the fear of change as well as progress. He is advising that people may come to be so entrenched in their beliefs and ways of life that they will turn down any new ideas or innovations. They may see any kind of new concept as a hazard, any type of innovation as a burden, as well as any social advancement as a forerunner to change. He is cautioning that individuals may come to be so resistant to change that they will certainly refuse to move forward at all. This quote speaks with the relevance of accepting adjustment and development, as well as the dangers of becoming also established in our beliefs as well as way of livings. It is a tip that we need to stay available to new ideas and also technologies, which we must agree to move forward in order to make development.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Alexis de Tocqueville between July 29, 1805 and April 16, 1859. He/she was a famous Historian from France. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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