Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans were convinced that they were "soon-to-be" millionaires, so I suppose that part of our collective psychology hasn't changed much in two to three centuries. I've always been amazed at our willingness to tolerate excess, perhaps because we want to see ourselves in similar circumstances. But are…
Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans were convinced that they were "soon-to-be" millionaires, so I suppose that part of our collective psychology hasn't changed much in two to three centuries. I've always been amazed at our willingness to tolerate excess, perhaps because we want to see ourselves in similar circumstances. But are those circumstances really that much to brag about? I wonder.
You are so right. de Tocqueville said a lot of things that are just as true today as they were then. He was pretty outspoken about American religious mania as well. Courageous. Insightful. Very interesting insights.
Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans were convinced that they were "soon-to-be" millionaires, so I suppose that part of our collective psychology hasn't changed much in two to three centuries. I've always been amazed at our willingness to tolerate excess, perhaps because we want to see ourselves in similar circumstances. But are those circumstances really that much to brag about? I wonder.
You are so right. de Tocqueville said a lot of things that are just as true today as they were then. He was pretty outspoken about American religious mania as well. Courageous. Insightful. Very interesting insights.