* "Democracy extends the sphere of personal independence; socialism confines it. Democracy values each man at his highest; socialism makes of each man an agent, an instrument, a number. Democracy and socialism have but one thing in common - equality. But note well the difference. Democracy aims at equality in liberty. Socialism desires equality in constraint and in servitude."<ref>[http://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/tocqueville-s-critique-of-socialism-1848 Tocqueville’s Critique of Socialism]</ref> | * "Democracy extends the sphere of personal independence; socialism confines it. Democracy values each man at his highest; socialism makes of each man an agent, an instrument, a number. Democracy and socialism have but one thing in common - equality. But note well the difference. Democracy aims at equality in liberty. Socialism desires equality in constraint and in servitude."<ref>[http://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/tocqueville-s-critique-of-socialism-1848 Tocqueville’s Critique of Socialism]</ref> |