The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferior…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction. ✨ 'Voyage en Angleterre et en Irlande de 1835' 18 May
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The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction. ✨ 'Voyage en Angleterre et en Irlande de 1835' 18 May

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