Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions yet there is not Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

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