The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.~ Alexis de Tocqueville
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken a stronger hold on the affections of men.~ Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America, 1835-39
I know of no country, indeed, where the love of money has taken a stronger hold on the affections of men.
- Democracy in America, 1835-39
