Alexis de Tocqueville — "The American people are a people who are very fond of comfort, and they are not …"
The American people are a people who are very fond of comfort, and they are not always very fond of liberty.
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Attributed, often cited as a critical observation, direct source is difficult to pinpoint.
Date: c. 1835
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