Citizens assemble with the sole goal of declaring that they disapprove of the course of government. To meddle in the government of society and to speak about it is the greatest business and, so to speak, the only pleasure that an American knows. . . . An American does not know how to converse, but he discusses; he does not discourse, but he holds forth. He always speaks to you as to an assembly.It's so interesting to see that we began as we meant to go on. And we're still obsessed with holding forth about politics to this day.Alexis de Toqueville
Monday, August 12, 2024
To meddle in the government of society [is], so to speak, the only pleasure that an American knows
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