Friday, September 12, 2008

quote of the day

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

– Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (1805-1859)

2 comments:

Lorna said...

Plus ça change.....

Envoy-ette said...

The Republican party was founded in 1854, with Lincoln winning the Presidency in 1860. It was the democrats and whig party before that. That says a lot about the times then as well.