[zeugma]

i just did a quick look in both editions of Democracy In America, but the sentiment is pretty closely aligned with several themes therein.

[zeugma]

What I meant to say was the quote itself wasn’t in either Democracy in America I or II, but I think much of the sentiment expressed is.

[Sherman Logan]

I suspect Tocqueville would have agreed with the statement, were he given the opportunity.

There are other similar quotes floating around out there purportedly from Lincoln, Jefferson, etc. Often also “fake but accurate.”