America Is Great Because

America Is Great Because

French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said,

"I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious

harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and

it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world

commerce, her public school system, and in her institutions of higher

learning--and it was not there. I looked for it in her democratic Congress

and her matchless Constitution--and it was not there. Not until I went

into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with

righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America

is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good,

America will cease to be great!"

Alexis de Tocqueville - He was a political scientist, historian, and

politician, best-known for "Democracy in America," 4 vol. (1835-40), a

perceptive analysis of the political and social system of the United

States in the early 19th century.