Book Three, Chapter XI.
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The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth.
— Alexis de Tocqueville
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alexis de Tocqueville" (Quotes, 1840s, Democracy in America, Volume II (1840))
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About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian, most famous for his work Democracy in America.
About Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859) was a French political thinker and historian, most famous for his work Democracy in America.
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