Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian, minister of foreign affairs (1805-1859).

Born July 29th, 1805 in Paris.

Died April 16th, 1859 at 53 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).

Occupations
historian, jurist, philosopher, politician, sociologist, writer

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving