Nothing is more annoying in the ordinary intercourse of life than this…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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Nothing is more annoying in the ordinary intercourse of life than this irritable patriotism of the Americans. A foreigner will gladly agree to praise much in their country, but he would like to be allowed to criticize something, and that he is absolutely refused. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (1990). Democracy in America
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