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Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America Quotes: A whole nation cannot rise above itself.
         

A whole nation cannot rise above itself.


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This page presents the quote "A whole nation cannot rise above itself.". Author of this quote is Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America. This quote is about conventional-wisdom, bigotry, racism, remnant, prejudice, perspective, discipleship, conformity, change,.