That which in England we call the middle class is in America virtually the nation.

Matthew Arnold

A Word About America

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England and America America Middle class

Author

Matthew Arnold

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A Word About America

Language

English

Time

1882 1880s 19th century

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "A Word About America." The Nineteenth Century. London: Kegan Paul, May 1882.

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Gabriel Manigault
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Time
1884 1880s 19th century
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Religious insanity is very common in the United States.

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Alexis de Tocqueville
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Democracy in America
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Time
1840 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, sect. 2, ch. 12.

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Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, sect. 2, ch. 12.