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The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction.

Alexis de Tocqueville

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Franzosen wollen, dass niemand ihr Vorgesetzter ist. Die Engländer wollen Untergebene. Der Franzose schaut ständig besorgt über ihn. Der Engländer senkt zufrieden mit ihm.

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