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“Equality is a slogan based on envy. It signifies in the heart of every republican: "Nobody is going to occupy a place higher than I."”

Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French historian and political theorist renowned for his seminal work 'Democracy in America'. He embarked on a journey to the United States in the 1830s to examine its democratic institutions, and his observations were compiled into a two-volume book that remains a cornerstone in the study of American democracy and political science. more

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