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.

Alexis de Tocqueville

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