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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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64 |
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AUTHOR:
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Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–59) |
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QUOTATION:
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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE, Democracy in America, ed. J. P. Mayer, trans. George Lawrence, vol. 1, part 1, chapter 2, p. 49 (1969). Originally published in 1835–1840. |
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SUBJECTS:
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America |
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