“A decline of public morals in the United States will probably be marked by the abuse of the power of impeachment as a means of crushing political adversaries or ejecting them from office.” Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
It’s true in that he said it (I presume), but removed from his body of work it’s just an aphorism — specifically one designed to invoke his name and invite people to make the leap that he’d wear a red jersey right now.