The value in being a good citizen, following the rule of law, and the benefit of living in a democracy.
From 'Democracy in America' by Alexis De Tocqueville,- part I, 'Notion of Rights'
"After the general idea of virtue, I know no higher principle than that of right"....
"The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he acknowledges in a fellow-creature, he rises in some measure above the person who gives the command. There are no great men without virtue; and there are no great nations,- it may also be added, there would be no society,- without respect for right; for what is a union of rational and intelligent beings who are held together only by the bond of force?..."
"The government of the democracy brings the notion of political rights to the level of the humblest citizens, just as the dissemination of wealth brings the notion of property within the reach of all men; to my mind, this is one of its greatest advantages".
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