“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.”
More from Alexis de Tocqueville
“Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.”
“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how…”
“Americans are so enamored of equality, they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal…”
“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran…”