The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all. ✨ Al…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all. ✨ Alexis De Tocqueville (2004). Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, p.29, Bantam Classics
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