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Alexis de Tocqueville
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To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville, Arthur Goldhammer (2004). Democracy in America, p.576, Library of America
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To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville, Arthur Goldhammer (2004). Democracy in America, p.576, Library of America

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