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What is called family pride is often founded on the illusion of self-love. A man wishes to perpetuate and immortalize himself. - Alexis de Tocqueville
" "What is called family pride is often founded on the illusion of self-love. A man wishes to perpetuate and immortalize himself.
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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.
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clerel de Tocqueville
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Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville
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