Original text: Nous dormons sur un volcan… Ne voyez-vous pas que la terre commence à trembler. Le vent de la révolte souffle, la tempête est à l’horizon.
• Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies just prior to to outbreak of revolution in Europe (1848).
• Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies just prior to to outbreak of revolution in Europe (1848).
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We are sleeping on a volcano... A wind of revolution blows, the storm is on the horizon.
— Alexis de Tocqueville
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We are sleeping on a volcano... A wind of revolution blows, the storm is on the horizon." in the context of "Original text: Nous dormons sur un volcan… Ne voyez-vous pas que la terre commence à trembler. Le vent de la révolte souffle, la tempête est à l’horizon.
• Speaking in the Chamber of Deputies just prior to to outbreak of revolution in Europe (1848)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alexis de Tocqueville" (Quotes, 1840s)
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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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