Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “America is great because America is good. If America ever ceases to be good it will cease to be great.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville [Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historianSource: No source for this quote has ever been found. See:http://www.tocqueville.org/pitney.htm