Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: July 29, 1805 - April 16, 1859
Birthday: July 29
Death: April 16
Generally speaking, only simple conceptions can grip the mind of a nation. An idea that is clear and precise even though false will always have greater power in the world than an idea that is true but complex.
source: Alexis de Tocqueville, Arthur Goldhammer (2004). “Democracy in America”, p.186, Library of America
topic: Simple, Ideas, Mind, Greater Power
